» This article is about a French commune; for the river see River Vire Vire is a commune and the seat of a canton of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region of France. Geography The town is located near the Vire River. Administration Vire amalgamated two communes in 19 years: Neuville in 1953 Saint-Martin-de-Tallevende in 1972, (old INSEE code: 14631), a partner with a population of 1,117 inhabitants in 1999. Gastronomy andouille, a speciality of Vire. Communes of the… (More on Vire)