Viré

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Viré is located in France
Viré
Viré
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Location within Burgundy region
Viré is located in Burgundy
Viré
Viré
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Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Mâcon
Canton Lugny
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)
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

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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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