Vire
The Vire is a river in Normandy, France whose 128 km course crosses the départements of Calvados and Manche, flowing through the towns of Vire, Saint-Lô and Isigny-sur-Mer, finally flowing out into the English Channel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the English Channel in France
- Also known as: “La Vire”, “La Vire Rivière”, and “Vire River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Clément d’Osmanville and Town hall of Isigny-sur-Mer.
Église Saint-Clément d’Osmanville
Church
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Église Saint-Clément d’Osmanville is a church.
Town hall of Isigny-sur-Mer
Town hall
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Town hall of Isigny-sur-Mer is situated 3 km south of Vire.
Église Saint-Pierre de Géfosse-Fontenay
Church
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Église Saint-Pierre de Géfosse-Fontenay is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Vire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Géfosse-Fontenay and Isigny-sur-Mer.
Géfosse-Fontenay
Village
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Géfosse-Fontenay is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Géfosse-Fontenay is situated 3 km northeast of Vire.
Isigny-sur-Mer
Village
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Isigny-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. It is part of the communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom, the 59 communes of which have a combined population of 27,181. Isigny-sur-Mer is situated 3 km south of Vire.
Osmanville
Village
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Osmanville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Osmanville is situated 3½ km southeast of Vire.
Vire
- Categories: main stem, river, and body of water
- Location: Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Vire” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Vire”
- Belarusian: “Вір”
- Breton: “Vire”
- Catalan: “La Vire”
- Catalan: “Vire”
- Cebuano: “Vire”
- Chinese: “維爾河”
- Chinese: “维尔河”
- Czech: “La Vire”
- Czech: “Vire”
- Danish: “Vire-floden”
- Danish: “Vire”
- Danish: “Virefloden”
- Dutch: “Vire (rivier in Frankrijk)”
- Dutch: “Vire”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فير”
- Esperanto: “Vire”
- Finnish: “Vire”
- French: “Vire”
- German: “Vire”
- Irish: “Vire”
- Italian: “Vire”
- Japanese: “ヴィール水路”
- Macedonian: “Вир”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vire”
- Polish: “Vire”
- Portuguese: “Rio Vire”
- Portuguese: “Vire”
- Russian: “Вир”
- Serbian: “Вир”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Vire (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Vire”
- Slovenian: “Vire”
- Spanish: “Rio Vire”
- Spanish: “Río Vire”
- Spanish: “Vire”
- Ukrainian: “Вір”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Clément and Fontenay-sur-le-Vey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pointe du Grouin and Aure.
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