Vire

Vire is a commune and the chief town of a canton of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France.

Geography

The city is located near the Vire River.

Administration

Vire amalgamated two communes in 19 year timeline:
*Neuville in 1953
*Saint-Martin-de-Tallevande in 1972, (old INSEE code: 14631), a partner with a population of 1,117 inhabitants in 1999.

Gastronomy

*andouille, a speciality of Vire.

Communes of the canton include

*Vaudry

Miscellaneous

Vire is twinned with:
* Totnes, South Devon, United Kingdom
* Santa-Fé, Spain
* Baunatal, Germany
* Atlacomulco, Mexico
* Sàcele, Romania

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