Torigny-les-Villes

Torigny-les-Villes (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi le vil]) is a commune in the department of Manche in northwestern France.

Torigny-les-Villes
Commune
Château des Matignon
Location of Torigny-les-Villes
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Coordinates: 49°02′06″N 0°58′44″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  (2022)[2]	4,441
• Density	113.2/km2 (293.2/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

The 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

• Communes of the Manche department