Condé-sur-Vire

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Conde-sur-Vire

(2020–2026) Laurent Pien^[1]Area

36.36 km² (14.04 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,106 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)DemonymCondéensTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

50139 /50890

Elevation17–153 m (56–502 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)Websitewww.conde-sur-vire.com¹ 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 a 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)
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

Historical 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.

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ 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