Viré
Viré | |
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Commune | |
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Viré Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region Viré | |
Coordinates: 46°27′00″N 4°50′37″E / 46.45°N 4.8436°ECoordinates: 46°27′00″N 4°50′37″E / 46.45°N 4.8436°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Mâcon |
Canton | Hurigny |
Intercommunality | Mâconnais–Val de Saône |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean-Paul Surgand |
Area1 | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 1,110 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71584 /71260 |
Elevation |
177–441 m (581–1,447 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Viré is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
Wine
Vineyards of Viré are part of the appellation d'origine contrôlée Viré-Clessé, which is used for white wines from Chardonnay grapes. Before 1999, the wines used to be called Mâcon-Viré.
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