Vire

Summary

Vire is a commune of France^[1]. Vire ranks in the top 0.85% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,346 views/month, #264 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vire received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[3].
• Vire is located in Calvados^[4].
• Vire is located in arrondissement of Vire^[5].
• Vire is in the country of France^[6].
• Vire is on the body of water Vire^[7].
• Vire's head of government is recorded as Jean-Yves Cousin^[8].
• Vire's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[9].
• Vire's instance of is recorded as delegated commune^[10].
• Vire's shares border with is recorded as Burcy^[11].
• Vire's shares border with is recorded as Coulonces^[12].
• Vire's shares border with is recorded as La Graverie^[13].
• Vire's shares border with is recorded as Roullours^[14].
• Vire's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Germain-de-Tallevende-la-Lande-Vaumont^[15].
• Vire's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Manvieu-Bocage^[16].
• Vire's shares border with is recorded as Vaudry^[17].
• Vire's twinned administrative body is recorded as Săcele^[18].
• Vire's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baunatal^[19].
• Vire's twinned administrative body is recorded as Franceville^[20].
• Vire's postal code is recorded as 14500^[21].
• Vire's child organization or unit is recorded as Q113238444^[22].
• Vire's Commons category is recorded as Vire^[23].
• Vire's archives at is recorded as Departmental archives of Calvados^[24].
• Vire was dissolved in December 31, 2015^[25].
• Vire's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 48.838611111111, 'longitude': -0.88916666666667}^[26].
• Vire's official website is recorded as http://www.ville-vire.fr^[27].

Body

Geography

Vire is in the country of France^[6]. Located in include Calvados^[4], a department of France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1790^[30] and arrondissement of Vire^[5], an arrondissement of France^[31], in France^[32]. Vire is on the body of water Vire^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Vire covers an area of {'amount': '+22.5'}^[33]. Elevations include {'amount': '+134'}^[34], {'amount': '+85'}^[35], {'amount': '+225'}^[36], and {'amount': '+199'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11597'}^[38], {'amount': '+12231'}^[39], {'amount': '+12815'}^[40], {'amount': '+12895'}^[41], {'amount': '+13709'}^[42], and {'amount': '+13399'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of France^[9] and delegated commune^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Vire include Vire Normandie^[44], a commune of France^[45], in France^[46], founded in 2016^[47].

Why It Matters

Vire ranks in the top 0.85% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,346 views/month, #264 of 31,031).^[2] Vire has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Vire is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Vire include Vire Normandie^[44], a commune of France^[45], in France^[46], founded in 2016^[47].

FAQs

What awards did Vire receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1939–1945^[3].