Vire



Vire is in Calvados department, Normandy, southwest of Caen.

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Vire is somewhat inland of where the D-Day landings took place in June, 1944. The British liberated the town in mid-July after heavy fighting; the place was mostly destroyed but has long since been rebuilt.

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By train

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  • 1 Vire station (Gare de Vire). SNCF trains from Paris (Montparnasse) and Granville. Gare de Vire (Q1997656) on Wikidata Vire station on Wikipedia

By car

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From Paris, take the A13 motorway to Caen and then the A84 motorway towards Rennes (30 km west of Caen - exit no. 42).

From Rennes, take the A84 motorway, exit no. 42.

By bus

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Les Bus Verts du Calvados: line n°32 Caen-Vire.

By plane

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Caen Carpiquet Airport is 50 km from Vire.

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Map
Map of Vire

See

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The 12th-century fortifications of the medieval town are still partly visible in the town rebuilt after 1944:(Porte Horloge, Porte Saint-Sauveur, Tour aux Raines, Tour de Coulonces, Tour de Geôle, Tour de la Douve.

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