Torigni-sur-Vire

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Torigni-sur-Vire
Part of Torigny-les-Villes
Location of Torigni-sur-Vire
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Coordinates: 49°02′10″N 0°58′42″W / 49.0361°N 0.9783°W / 49.0361; -0.9783
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Condé-sur-Vire
Commune	Torigny-les-Villes
Area 1	3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	2,325
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Torignais.e
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50160
Elevation	53–139 m (174–456 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Torigni-sur-Vire (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi syʁ viʁ], literally Torigni on Vire) is a former commune in the Manche department, Normandy, northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Torigny-les-Villes.^[2]

The village is home to the Château des Matignon.

Heraldry

The arms of Torigni-sur-Vire are blazoned : Azure, a 2-towered castle enflamed argent. Canting arms. Form "rébus"=Tour (tower) +ignis (fire) = towers aflame. Actually, the name Torigni comes from low latin:Toriniacum, domain of Taurin.)

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

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