Torigni-sur-Vire

Torigni-sur-Vire is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Torigny-les-Villes.[2]

Torigni-sur-Vire
Location of Torigni-sur-Vire
Torigni-sur-Vire
Torigni-sur-Vire
Coordinates: 49°02′10″N 0°58′42″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonCondé-sur-Vire
CommuneTorigny-les-Villes
Area
1
3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
2,304
  Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Torignais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
50160
Elevation53–139 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.

Heraldry

Arms of Torigni-sur-Vire
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.)

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