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Condé-sur-Vire

Coordinates: 49°03′11″N 1°02′09″W / 49.0531°N 1.0358°W / 49.0531; -1.0358
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Conde-sur-Vire
The church in Condé-sur-Vire
The church in Condé-sur-Vire
Location of Conde-sur-Vire
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Conde-sur-Vire is located in France
Conde-sur-Vire
Conde-sur-Vire
Conde-sur-Vire is located in Normandy
Conde-sur-Vire
Conde-sur-Vire
Coordinates: 49°03′11″N 1°02′09″W / 49.0531°N 1.0358°W / 49.0531; -1.0358
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonCondé-sur-Vire
IntercommunalitySaint-Lô Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Pien[1]
Area
1
36.36 km2 (14.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,106
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
DemonymCondéens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50139 /50890
Elevation17–153 m (56–502 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
Websitewww.conde-sur-vire.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Condé-sur-Vire (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃de syʁ viʁ], literally Condé on Vire) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Le Mesnil-Raoult was merged into Condé-sur-Vire.[3] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Troisgots was merged into Condé-sur-Vire.[4]

Geography

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Climate

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Condé-sur-Vire has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Condé-sur-Vire is 11.1 °C (52.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 937.5 mm (36.91 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Condé-sur-Vire was 38.3 °C (100.9 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Condé-sur-Vire (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1968−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9)
21.8
(71.2)
24.8
(76.6)
27.0
(80.6)
30.9
(87.6)
36.3
(97.3)
37.0
(98.6)
38.3
(100.9)
32.8
(91.0)
28.6
(83.5)
20.6
(69.1)
17.1
(62.8)
38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)
9.4
(48.9)
12.3
(54.1)
14.7
(58.5)
18.4
(65.1)
21.2
(70.2)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
20.7
(69.3)
16.6
(61.9)
12.1
(53.8)
8.9
(48.0)
15.9
(60.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
5.5
(41.9)
7.8
(46.0)
9.4
(48.9)
13.0
(55.4)
15.7
(60.3)
17.8
(64.0)
17.7
(63.9)
15.1
(59.2)
12.0
(53.6)
8.2
(46.8)
5.6
(42.1)
11.1
(52.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6)
1.6
(34.9)
3.3
(37.9)
4.2
(39.6)
7.6
(45.7)
10.1
(50.2)
12.1
(53.8)
11.9
(53.4)
9.5
(49.1)
7.5
(45.5)
4.3
(39.7)
2.3
(36.1)
6.4
(43.5)
Record low °C (°F) −19.0
(−2.2)
−12.8
(9.0)
−10.5
(13.1)
−5.5
(22.1)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.0
(32.0)
2.9
(37.2)
2.1
(35.8)
−1.0
(30.2)
−6.2
(20.8)
−8.9
(16.0)
−11.8
(10.8)
−19.0
(−2.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 98.2
(3.87)
71.3
(2.81)
75.9
(2.99)
63.7
(2.51)
69.7
(2.74)
61.0
(2.40)
56.2
(2.21)
59.4
(2.34)
73.3
(2.89)
99.0
(3.90)
97.8
(3.85)
112.0
(4.41)
937.5
(36.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.1 12.2 12.6 11.4 10.8 8.7 9.8 9.0 10.6 13.8 14.8 15.2 143.9
Source: Meteociel[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,277—    
1975 3,652+1.56%
1982 3,718+0.26%
1990 3,631−0.30%
1999 3,606−0.08%
2007 3,861+0.86%
2012 4,060+1.01%
2017 4,027−0.16%
Source: INSEE[6]

Heraldry

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Arms of Condé-sur-Vire
Arms of Condé-sur-Vire
The arms of Condé-sur-Vire are blazoned :
Vert, a bend wavy (river) between an enraged bull and a milk-can argent.



People

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Among well known people born here is Father Jean de Brébeuf, a martyr and since 1930 a Catholic saint.

Twinning

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In the late 1970s, arrangements were made for the twinning of Condé-sur-Vire with Bordon in Hampshire. For several years, parties of civic leaders and school teachers would arrive in Bordon, accompanying 70 or more school children for a week of activities.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2015
  4. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 22 July 2016 (in French)
  5. ^ "Normales et records pour Conde sur Vire SAPC (50)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE