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.
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
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The arms of Torigni-sur-Vire are blazoned : Azure, a 2-towered castle enflamed argent.
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See also
References
Citations
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ a b Depoin (1913), s.v. "VI. Pierre VI de Chambly".
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2015 (in French)
Bibliography
- Depoin, Louis-Joseph (1913), "La Maison de Chambly sous les Capétiens Directs" [The House of Chambly under the Capetians Proper], Bulletin Philologique et Historique (Jusqu'a 1715) [Philogical and Historical Bulletin (up to 1715)] (in French), Paris: National Printing Office, pp. 117–162.
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