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Vire
| Région | Lower Normandy |
| Département | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Vire (seat) |
| Cantons | (seat) |
| Postal Code | 14500 |
| INSEE Code | 14762 |
| Habitants | |
| Population | 12,815 habitants(1999) |
| Population density | 569.56 |
| Intercommunalité | communauté de communes de Vire (2004) |
| Size | 22.5 km² |
| Mayor |
Vire is a commune and the chief town of a canton of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France.
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Geography
The city is located near the Vire River.
Administration
Vire amalgamated two communes in 19 year timeline:
- Neuville in 1953
- Saint-Martin-des-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
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