Torigni-sur-Vire | |
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Part of Torigny-les-Villes | |
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Coordinates: 49°02′10″N 0°58′42″W / 49.0361°N 0.9783°W | |
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], "Torigni-on-Vire"), also known as Torigny,[2] is a former commune in the Manche department, Normandy, northwestern France. It was reformed in 2016 to create Torigny-les-Villes and houses that commune's seat of government. The town is home to the Château des Matignon.
History
[edit]During the Middle Ages, Torigni was a lordship (seigneur de Torigny) within the Duchy of Normandy. Margaret of Burgundy sold it to Pierre the Fat, chamberlain of Philip IV, for 9500 livres tournois[2] (about 768 kg or 1,700 lb of fine silver). It was also the home of the 12th-century chronicler Robert of Torigni.
On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Torigny-les-Villes.[3]
Heraldry
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The arms of Torigni-sur-Vire are blazoned : Azure, a 2-towered castle enflamed argent.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ a b Depoin (1913), s.v. "VI. Pierre VI de Chambly".
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2015 (in French)
Bibliography
[edit]- Depoin, Louis-Joseph (1913), "La Maison de Chambly sous les Capétiens Directs" [The House of Chambly under the Capetians Proper], Bulletin Philologique et Historique (Jusqu'a 1715) [Philogical and Historical Bulletin (up to 1715)] (in French), Paris: National Printing Office, pp. 117–162.