Vir Normandie ( fr. Vire Normandie ) - a new commune in the north-west of France , the Normandy region , the department of Calvados , the center of the county of Vir and the canton of Vir . Located 60 km southwest of Caen , 18 km from the A84 Estuary Road motorway. Through the territory of the commune flows the river Vir , which flows into the English Channel .
| Commune | |
| Vir Normandy | |
|---|---|
| Vire normandie | |
 | |
| A country |  France |
| Region | Normandy |
| The Department | Calvados |
| Canton | Sup |
| The mayor | Marc Andre Andre Sabater ( RLP ) 2016-2020 |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 2016 |
| Square | 138.52 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 17 839 people ( 2014 ) |
| Density | 129 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 14500 |
| INSEE Code | 14762 |
Population ( 2014 ) - 17,839 people.
Content
History
The commune was formed on January 1, 2016 by the merger of the communes:
- Coulons
- Mezonsel la jourdan
- Rullur
- Saint-Germain-de-Thalwand-la-Land-Vaumont
- Trutme-le-Grand
- Trutmé-le-Petit
- Vodri
- Sup
The center of the commune is Vir . The postal code and INSEE code were transferred from it to the new commune. On the maps, the coordinates of Vir are indicated as the coordinates of Vir-Normandy.
Economics
Employment structure:
- agriculture - 2.5%
- industry - 25.8%
- construction - 4.3%
- trade, transport and services - 38.2%
- state and municipal services - 29.3%
The unemployment rate (2014) is 12.4% (France as a whole - 13.5%, Calvados department - 13.0%).
The average annual income per person, euro (2014) - 18 458 (France as a whole - 20 150, Calvados department - 20 046).
Administration
Since January 1, 2016, Marc Andreu Sabater, member of the Council of the Calvados Department of the Canton of Vir , formerly the mayor of Vir , was elected the first mayor of Vir-Normandy on January 1, 2016.