Vire
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Geography
The town is located on the river Vire. Much of its surroundings consist of the bocage virois, a type of mixed woodland and pasture common in Normandy.[2]
History
In 1123, King of England and Duke of Normandy Henry I had a redoubt constructed on a rocky hill top, which was surrounded by the Vire river. The redoubt was stoned square at the bottom to assure the defense of the Duchy of Normandy against any attacks from Brittany or Maine.[3]
At the beginning of the 13th century, King Louis IX of France ordered that the existing stonework be supplemented with exterior ramparts. However the second precinct was finished only in the early the 14th century.[4]Template:Rp
At the end of the Middle Ages, the village prospered first with leather and then with textiles[5] During the Hundred Years' War, Vire was plundered in 1368 by large military companies,[4] and delivered to the English in 1418. The English occupation would end in 1450, with many considering it a time of brutality and oppression. Notably, the execution of Hugues Vaux, owner of the largest farm of the village, after refusing to give up his farm to the English sergeant Fields, caused much grief among the population. Some inhabitants nevertheless benefited from the English occupation. Eugène Vergny, who provided Fields with information about the movement of the French troops, received the property of Vaux after his execution.[3]
During the reign of Louis XIII, because a number of Fortifications of the Middle Ages served in rebellions by the Huguenots in particular, the castle and its precinct were dismantled on orders of Cardinal Richelieu.[4]Template:Rp
During the 19th century, the village did not respond well to the Industrial Revolution and went into an important recession.
The castle of Tracy, the manor of 19th-century the French historian Arcisse de Caumont, can be found just north of Vire in the old community of Neuville.[6]
Like many other Norman cities and villages, Vire suffered heavily from British bombings on June 6, 1944, or D-Day, during the Second World War. 95% of the town was destroyed.[citation needed] One of the two target-marking flare groups was out of alignment and much of the bombing fell across the town of Vire. The Master Bomber in charge of the operation identified the problem and issued corrections to the incoming aircraft. Much of the bombing from the first wave of aircraft fell across the town of Vire killing many of the inhabitants. It was a distressing night for many families.[7] After two days of heavy fighting, with 108 soldiers killed and four missing, the town was liberated on 8 August 1944 by the 1st Bn of the 116th Regiment of Infantry of the 29th Infantry Div. of the US Army.
The reconstruction of Vire began in the 1960s.
Population
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Administration
In 1953 Vire was merged with the former commune of Neuville and in 1972 with the former commune of Saint-Martin-de-Tallevende. Since January 2016 it has been a delegated commune within the commune of Vire Normandie.[12] Vire is part of the canton of Vire Normandie.[13]
Transport
Vire has a large railway station (Gare de Vire) which has frequent services to Paris and Granville. The nearest airport is Caen – Carpiquet Airport in Caen (40 min drive).
Vire is connected to Saint-Lô and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin via RN 174 and to Caen via RD 577 and A84. Vire is also connected to Granville, Villedieu-les-Poêles, Flers, Argentan, Dreux and Paris via RD 924.
Gastronomy
- Andouille, a speciality of Vire.
International relations
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Personalities
- Olivier Basselin (c. 1400 – c. 1450, poet.
- Charles-Julien Lioult de Chênedollé (1769–1833), poet
- Jean-Baptiste du Hamel (1624–1706), physicist
- Henry I of England (c. 1068–1135)
- Raymond Lefebvre (1891–1920), writer
- Francis Letellier (born 1964), journalist
- Thomas Pichon (1700–1781), government agent and traitor
Climate
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See also
References
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- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 31 December 2015 Template:In lang
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Le Bocage Virois". www.tourisme-en-france.com (in français). Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GASO, la banque du blason - Vire Calvados". Retrieved 8 August 2009. [dead link]
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Buffetaut, Yves (September 2009). "La prise de Vire par les Grandes Compagnies". Itinéraires de Normandie. 15: 60–64. ISSN 1950-9324. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vire-tourisme : Vire et les alentours consulté le". Archived from the original on September 11, 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ Arcisse de Caumont, Statistique monumentale du Calvados, editeur= Hardel year= 1857 tome= 3 title: Arrondissements de Vire et de Bayeux passage 92
- ^ Coulonces.com - 2009 – David FELL.
- ^ Template:Cassini-Ehess
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Populations légales 2012: Commune de Vire (14762)". Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
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- ^ Décret n° 2014-160 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Calvados
- ^ a b c d e f g Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in français). Retrieved 2013-12-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Normales et records pour Vire (14)". Meteociel. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
External links
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