Vire
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{{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]]
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[[Category:Subprefectures in France]]
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