river
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in
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
,
France
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Manche
Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.Vire, Saint-Lô and Isigny-sur-Mer, finally flowing out into the
English Channel
The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" ( Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), ( Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Ka ...
Elle
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and the Souleuvre.
The outflow of the Vire has been canalized and forms the port of Isigny-sur-Mer.
The poets of the Vire valley (''Vau de Vire'') are said to have given rise to
vaudeville
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Pont-Farcy
Pont-Farcy () is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Before 1 January 2018, it was part of the Calvados department. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the commune of Tessy-Bocage.
Manche
Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.Tessy-sur-Vire
Tessy-sur-Vire (, literally ''Tessy on 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 Tessy-Bocage.Troisgots,
Torigni-sur-Vire
Torigni-sur-Vire (, 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.Condé-sur-Vire,
Sainte-Suzanne-sur-Vire
Sainte-Suzanne-sur-Vire (, literally ''Sainte-Suzanne on Vire'') is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manc ...
The generally brownish waters of the Vire are moderately
alkaline
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having been tested by Lumina Tech as pH 8.31. The river waters are relatively
turbid
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Fluids c ...
, with a
Secchi disc
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measurement of 12 centimetres.
Historical significance
At the turn of the 10th century, the territorial lands of the
Kingdom of Brittany
The Kingdom of Brittany was a short-lived vassal-state of the Frankish Empire that emerged during the Norse invasions. Its history begins in 851 with Erispoe's claim to kingship. In 856, Erispoe was murdered and succeeded by his cousin Salomon. ...
had been expanded up to the Vire by their king
Alan I Alan I may refer to:
* Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907)
* Alan I, Viscount of Rohan
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