Vire

Vire, Normandie
Vire from the Place du Château
Vire from the Place du Château
Coat of arms of Vire, Normandie
Location of Vire, Normandie
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Vire, Normandie is located in France
Vire, Normandie
Vire, Normandie
Vire, Normandie is located in Normandy
Vire, Normandie
Vire, Normandie
Coordinates: 48°50′N 0°53′W / 48.84°N 0.89°W / 48.84; -0.89
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonVire Normandie
CommuneVire Normandie
Area
1
22.50 km2 (8.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
10,530
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14500
Elevation85–225 m (279–738 ft)
(avg. 134 m or 440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vire (French pronunciation: [viʁ] ) is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie.[2]