Torigny-les-Villes (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi le vil]) is a commune in the department of Manche in northwestern France.
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Location of Torigny-les-Villes  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°02′06″N 0°58′44″W / 49.035°N 0.979°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Condé-sur-Vire |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michaël Grandin[1] |
Area 1 | 39.23 km2 (15.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,439 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50601 /50160 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editThe present commune was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former small communes of Brectouville, Giéville, Guilberville, and Torigni-sur-Vire (the seat).[3]
During the Middle Ages, Torigni-sur-Vire was part of the Duchy of Normandy and the home of the chronicler Robert of Torigni.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,173 | — |
| 1975 | 4,262 | +0.30% |
| 1982 | 4,448 | +0.61% |
| 1990 | 4,298 | −0.43% |
| 1999 | 4,143 | −0.41% |
| 2007 | 4,132 | −0.03% |
| 2012 | 4,257 | +0.60% |
| 2017 | 4,352 | +0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torigny-les-Villes.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2015 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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