Vihiers
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Vihiers
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| Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°WCoordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Canton | Cholet-2 | |
| Area1 | 59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,125 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49373 /49310 | |
| Elevation | 52–211 m (171–692 ft) | |
| Website | http://www.vihiers.fr/ | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Vihiers is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Lys-Haut-Layon.
Vihiers is around 30 km south of Angers, around 30 km northeast of Cholet, and around 80 km east of Nantes.
Main road D960 skirts the village. Local bus company Anjou bus runs occasional services from Angers.
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