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Vihiers

Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°W / 47.1472; -0.5325
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Vihiers
Coat of arms of Vihiers
Location of Vihiers
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Vihiers is located in France
Vihiers
Vihiers
Vihiers is located in Pays de la Loire
Vihiers
Vihiers
Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°W / 47.1472; -0.5325
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementCholet
CantonCholet-2
CommuneLys-Haut-Layon
Area
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59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
2,317
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vihiersois, Vihiersoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49310
Elevation52–211 m (171–692 ft)
Websitelyshautlayon.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vihiers (French pronunciation: [vije] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Lys-Haut-Layon.[2]

Geography

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Vihiers is around 30 km south of Angers, around 30 km northeast of Cholet, and around 80 km east of Nantes. Main road D960 skirts the village. Public transport is provided by the regional bus company Aléop (services to Angers, Cholet and Saumur) and the local bus company Choletbus.[3]

History

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In January 1974 the former communes of Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois and Le Voide were merged into the commune of Vihiers.[4] At the creation of the commune nouvelle of Lys-Haut-Layon in 2016, the three former communes Vihiers, Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois and Le Voide became delegated communes.[2]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ a b Arrêté préfectoral Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 18 December 2015
  3. ^ "Transport en bus". Commune de Lys Haut Layon. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0030, 3 February 1974, pp. 1283-1284.
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