Vihiers

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.[2]

Vihiers
Part of Lys-Haut-Layon
Coat of arms
Location of Vihiers
Vihiers Vihiers
Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Cholet
Canton	Cholet-2
Commune	Lys-Haut-Layon
Area ^1	59.7 km^2 (23.1 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	2,255
• Density	38/km^2 (98/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vihiersois, Vihiersoise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	49310
Elevation	52–211 m (171–692 ft)
Website	http://www.vihiers.fr/
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Vihiers is around 30 km south of Angers, around 30 km northeast of Cholet, and around 80 km east of Nantes.

Transport

Main road D960 skirts the village. Local bus company Anjou bus runs occasional services from Angers.[3]

Notable people

• Henry Nicollon des Abbayes (1898-1974), professor of botany who was an authority on lichens, and also undertook a noted study of the flora of Brittany, was born in Vihiers.

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 18 December 2015
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• vihiers.fr - official website for Vihiers (and associated communes St Hilaire-du-Bois and Le Voide)
• tourisme-vihiersois.com - Vihiersois-Haut Layon Tourism Office