Torigni-sur-Vire explained

Torigni-sur-Vire
Arrondissement:Saint-Lô
Canton:Condé-sur-Vire
Insee:50601
Postal Code:50160
Commune:Torigny-les-Villes
Coordinates:49.0361°N -0.9783°W
Elevation M:78
Elevation Min M:53
Elevation Max M:139
Area Km2:3.01
Population:2325
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demonym:Torignais.e

Torigni-sur-Vire (in French pronounced as /tɔʁiɲi syʁ viʁ/, "Torigni-on-Vire"), also known as Torigny, 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

During the Middle Ages, Torigni was a lordship (French: seigneur de Torigny) within the Duchy of Normandy. Margaret of Burgundy sold it to Pierre the Fat, chamberlain of PhilipIV, for 9500 French: [[livres tournois]] (about 768kg (1,693lb) 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/9/28/INTB1525670A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral