The Vire (French pronunciation: [viʁ] ) is a river in Normandy, France whose 128 km (80 mi) course crosses the départements of Calvados and Manche, flowing...
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January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie. The town is located on the river Vire. Much of its surroundings consist of the bocage...
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beachhead 8 kilometers (5 miles) deep, between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire river, linking with the British landings at Gold to the east, and reaching the...
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Vire may refer to: Vire (river), a river in north-western France Vire, a commune in north-western France Vire, Dahanu, a village in Maharashtra, India...
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Vire". In his Connections television series, science historian James Burke argues that the term is a corruption of the French Vau de Vire 'Vire River...
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the Plain lying in the Paris Basin) and lies between the estuary of the Vire river and Mont Saint-Michel Bay. It is divided into three areas: the headland...
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Peninsula, between the confluences of the Vire – which dominates the city centre – with the Dollée and Torteron, two rivers channelled in their urban sections...
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Utah is on the Cotentin Peninsula, west of the mouths of the Douve and Vire rivers. Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken by United States Army troops...
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Vire Normandie (French pronunciation: [viʁ nɔʁmɑ̃di]) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. It was established...
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Viré (French pronunciation: [viʁe]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Vineyards...
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