Torigni-sur-Vire

Torigni-sur-Vire (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi syʁ viʁ], "Torigni-on-Vire"), also known as Torigny,^[2] is a former commune in the Manche department, Normandy, northwestern France. It was reformed in 2016 to create Torigny-les-Villes and houses that commune's seat of government. The town is home to the Château des Matignon.

Torigni-sur-Vire
Part of Torigny-les-Villes
Location of Torigni-sur-Vire
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Coordinates: 49°02′10″N 0°58′42″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Condé-sur-Vire
Commune	Torigny-les-Villes
Area 1	3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	2,351
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Torignais.e
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50160
Elevation	53–139 m (174–456 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

During the Middle Ages, Torigni was a lordship (seigneur de Torigny) within the Duchy of Normandy. Margaret of Burgundy sold it to Pierre the Fat, chamberlain of Philip IV, for 9500 livres tournois^[2] (about 768 kg or 1,700 lb of fine silver). It was also the home of the 12th-century chronicler Robert of Torigni.

On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Torigny-les-Villes.^[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Torigni-sur-Vire

The arms of Torigni-sur-Vire are blazoned : Azure, a 2-towered castle enflamed argent. Canting arms. Form "rébus"=Tour (tower) +ignis (fire) = towers aflame. Actually, the name Torigni comes from low latin:Toriniacum, domain of Taurin.)

See also

• Communes of the Manche department
• Marble of Thorigny