Vihiers
| Vihiers | ||
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Vihiers | ||
| Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°WCoordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Cholet-2 | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Vihiersois-Haut-Layon | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Algoet | |
| Area1 | 59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,125 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49373 / 49310 | |
| Elevation | 52–211 m (171–692 ft) | |
| Website | http://www.vihiers.fr/ | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Vihiers 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.[1]
Geography
Vihiers is around 30 km south of Angers, around 30 km northeast of Cholet, and around 80 km east of Nantes.
Transport
Main road D960 skirts the village. Local bus company Anjou bus runs occasional services from Angers.[2]
Notable people
- Henry Nicollon des Abbayes (1898-1974), professor of botany who was an authority on lichens, and also undertook a noted study of the flora of Brittany, was born in Vihiers.
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015
- ↑ http://www.anjoubus.fr/plan-et-fiche-horaires/horaires-dhiver/
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vihiers. |
- vihiers.fr - official website for Vihiers (and associated communes St Hilaire-du-Bois and Le Voide)
- tourisme-vihiersois.com - Vihiersois-Haut Layon Tourism Office
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