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-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

• Vaudry