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The Vire (French pronunciation: [viʁ] (listen)) is a river in Normandy, France whose 128 km (80 mi) course crosses the départements of Calvados and Manche, flowing through the towns of Vire, Saint-Lô and Isigny-sur-Mer,[1] finally flowing out into the English Channel. Its main tributaries are the Aure, the Elle and the Souleuvre.

Vire
Vire at Pont-Farcy
Native name	La Vire (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Normandy
• elevation	300 m (980 ft)
Mouth
• location	English Channel
• coordinates	49°21′24″N 1°7′13″W
Length	128 km (80 mi)
Basin size	1,240 km2 (480 sq mi)

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.[2]

Places along the river:

• Calvados (14) : Vire, Pont-Farcy, Isigny-sur-Mer
• Manche (50) : Tessy-sur-Vire, Troisgots, Torigni-sur-Vire, Condé-sur-Vire, Sainte-Suzanne-sur-Vire, Saint-Lô, Rampan, Pont-Hébert, La Meauffe, Cavigny

Hydrology and water quality

The generally brownish waters of the Vire are moderately alkaline having been tested by Lumina Tech as pH 8.31.[3] The river waters are relatively turbid, with a Secchi disc measurement of 12 centimetres.^{[citation needed]}

Historical significance

At the turn of the 10th century, the territorial lands of the Kingdom of Brittany had been expanded up to the Vire by their king Alan I.

References

External links

• Atlas des Routes de France, Solar Press: Donnees IGN (2007)
• Hogan, C. Michael, Water quality of freshwater bodies in France, Lumina Tech Press, Aberdeen, Scotland (2006)

На других языках

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[de] Vire (Fluss)

Die Vire ist ein Fluss in Frankreich, der in der Region Normandie verläuft. Sie entspringt an der Gemeindegrenze von Chaulieu und Truttemer-le-Petit, entwässert generell Richtung Nord bis Nordwest, erreicht nördlich von Saint-Lô den Regionaler Naturpark Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin und mündet nach rund 128 Kilometern nördlich von Isigny-sur-Mer, an der Gemeindegrenze von Les Veys und Osmanville, in einem Ästuar in den Ärmelkanal. Auf seinem Weg durchquert die Vire die Départements Calvados und Manche.

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- [en] Vire (river)

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[es] Río Vire

El río Vire uno de los ríos costeros de Normandía, Francia. Nace en la Butte-Brimbal, en la comuna de Chaulieu, en el departamento de la Mancha, muy cerca del punto de encuentro de los tres departamentos bajonormandos (Orne, Mancha y Calvados. Desemboca en el canal de la Mancha en la bahía de Grand Vey, tras un curso de 128 km. Su cuenca se extiende por 1.240 km².

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[it] Vire (fiume)

La Vire è un fiume costiero della Bassa Normandia, che nel suo corso, lungo 128 km, attraversa i dipartimenti del Calvados e della Manica, bagnando successivamente le città di Vire, Saint-Lô e Isigny-sur-Mer, per poi sfociare nella Manica, al confine dei due dipartimenti, più precisamente nella Baia di Veys, insabbiata dai suoi sedimenti.

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[ru] Вир (река)

Вир — река в Нижней Нормандии длиной 128 км, протекающая по территории департаментов Кальвадос и Манш, в том числе через города Вир, Сен-Ло и Изиньи-сюр-Мер, и впадающая в бухту Гран-Ве пролива Ла-Манш на границе данных департаментов. Площадь водосборного бассейна — 1240 км².[источник не указан 1850 дней]

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