Condé-sur-Vire
| Conde-sur-Vire | |
|---|---|
|  The church in Condé-sur-Vire | |
| Location of Conde-sur-Vire | |
|   Conde-sur-Vire   Conde-sur-Vire | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′11″N 1°02′09″W / 49.0531°N 1.0358°W | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Normandy | 
| Department | Manche | 
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô | 
| Canton | Condé-sur-Vire | 
| Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Pien[1] | 
| Area 1 | 36.36 km2 (14.04 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2] | 4,136 | 
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | 
| Demonym | Condéens | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 50139 /50890 | 
| Elevation | 17–153 m (56–502 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) | 
| Website | www.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
Climate
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
|  | The arms of Condé-sur-Vire are blazoned : Vert, a bend wavy (river) between an enraged bull and a milk-can argent. 
 
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People
Among well known people born here is Father Jean de Brébeuf, a martyr and since 1930 a Catholic saint.
Twinning
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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2015
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 22 July 2016 (in French)
- ^ "Normales et records pour Conde sur Vire SAPC (50)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

