Vimoutiers
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Commune of Vimoutiers |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Vimoutiers |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 92 m–236 m (avg. 134 m) |
| Land area¹ | 16.15 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,418 |
| - Density | 273/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 61508/ 61120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Vimoutiers is a town and commune in the Orne département, in Normandy, northwestern France.
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[edit] History
On June 14, 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, Vimoutiers was bombarded by Allied forces. The village was destroyed and 220 people died.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Vimoutiers was the birthplace of Joseph Laniel (1889-1975), politician of the Fourth Republic.
The finishing line of the Paris-Camembert cycle race is Vimoutiers.
Vimoutiers is twinned with Fordingbridge in England.
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[edit] External links
- Pictures of Vimoutiers before June 1944 (with a link to Charlotte Corday).
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