Vire 1061472 225034763 2008-07-11T15:55:43Z Markussep 96340 {{for|the river in northwestern France|Vire River}} {{French commune |nomcommune=Vire<br>[[Image:FranceNormandieVireVueVersSteAnne.jpg|270px]]<br><small>Vire from the place du Château</small> |région=[[Basse-Normandie]] |département=[[Calvados]]<br>(''[[Subprefectures in France|sous-préfecture]]'') |arrondissement=[[Arrondissement of Vire|Vire]] ([[chef-lieu]]) |canton= [[canton of Vire|Vire]] ([[chef-lieu]]) |insee=14762 |cp=14500 |maire=[[Jean-Yves Cousin]] |mandat=2008-2014 |intercomm=[[Communauté de communes de Vire]] |longitude=-0.889166666667 |latitude=48.8386111111 |alt moy=134 m |alt mini=85 m |alt maxi=225 m |hectares=2,250 |km²=22.50 |sans=12,815 |date-sans=1999 |dens=569.56 |date-dens=1999}} '''Vire''' is a [[Communes of the Calvados department|commune]] and the seat of a [[Cantons of France|canton]] of the [[Calvados]] ''[[departments of France|département]]'' in the [[Basse-Normandie]] [[région in France|region]] of [[France]]. ==Geography== The town is located near the [[Vire River]]. ==Administration== Vire amalgamated two communes in 19 years: *Neuville in [[1953]] *[[Saint-Martin-de-Tallevende]] 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]] *[[Saint Germain de Tallevende]] ==Miscellaneous== Vire is twinned with: * {{flagicon|UK}} [[Totnes]], South [[Devon]], [[United Kingdom]] * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Santa Fe, Granada|Santa Fe]], [[Spain]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Baunatal]], [[Germany]] * {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Atlacomulco]], [[Mexico]] * {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Săcele]], [[Romania]] {{commons|Category:Vire|Vire}} {{Calvados communes}} [[Category:Communes of Calvados]] [[Category:Subprefectures in France]] {{Calvados-geo-stub}} [[de:Vire]] [[es:Vire (Calvados)]] [[fr:Vire]] [[it:Vire (Calvados)]] [[nl:Vire (gemeente)]] [[pl:Vire]] [[pt:Vire]] [[ro:Vire]] [[sl:Vire]] [[vi:Vire]] [[vo:Vire]]