Torigni-sur-Vire

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Torigni-sur-Vire
Part of Torigny-les-Villes
Location of Torigni-sur-Vire
Torigni-sur-Vire Location within France Show map of France Torigni-sur-Vire Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°02′10″N 0°58′42″W / 49.0361°N 0.9783°W / 49.0361; -0.9783
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Condé-sur-Vire
Commune	Torigny-les-Villes
Area 1	3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Highest elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Lowest elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2022)	2,351
• Density	781/km2 (2,020/sq mi)
Demonym	Torignais.e
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Torigni-sur-Vire (French pronunciation: [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 (seigneur de Torigny) within the Duchy of Normandy. Margaret of Burgundy sold it to Pierre the Fat, chamberlain of Philip IV, for 9500 livres tournois (about 768 kg or 1,700 lb 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.

Heraldry

The arms of Torigni-sur-Vire are blazoned : Azure, a 2-towered castle enflamed argent. Canting arms. Form "rébus"=Tour (tower) +ignis (fire) = towers aflame. Actually, the name Torigni comes from low latin:Toriniacum, domain of Taurin.)

See also

• Communes of the Manche department
• Marble of Thorigny

References

Bibliography

• Depoin, Louis-Joseph (1913), "La Maison de Chambly sous les Capétiens Directs" [The House of Chambly under the Capetians Proper], Bulletin Philologique et Historique (Jusqu'a 1715) [Philogical and Historical Bulletin (up to 1715)] (in French), Paris: National Printing Office, pp. 117–162.

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