Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0Vire Normandie is home to 4 colleges and universities
IFSI CH Vire (164 students) and the IUT GRAND OUEST NORMANDIE - Pôle de Caen - Site de Vire (110 students) are inside Vire Normandie; the nearest university is Université de Caen Normandie in Caen, 55 km away. 421 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Vire Normandie: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Vire Normandie
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Vire Normandie
7 within 25 km: 1 university, 2 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 1 smaller schools with 39 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Vire Normandie on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Vire | 49 | 1,796 | 57% |
| BTS - Services - Opticien-Lunetier Lycée Marie Curie | 32 | 373 | 62% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée Marie Curie | 18 | 156 | 78% |
| BUT - Hygiène Sécurité Environnement IUT GRAND OUEST NORMANDIE - Pôle de Caen - Site de Vire | 50 | 532 | 80% |
At which level?
The 403 students enrolled in Vire Normandie, by year of study (autumn 2025).
What would you pay?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Questions about college near Vire Normandie
How many students are in Vire Normandie?
421 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Vire Normandie (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Vire Normandie?
IFSI CH Vire (164 students); IUT GRAND OUEST NORMANDIE - Pôle de Caen - Site de Vire (Université de Caen Normandie) (110 students).
What does university cost here?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Higher education: the Ministry of Higher Education’s Atlas régional des effectifs étudiants (students enrolled at each institution in each commune, autumn 2025, the BTS and prépa classes in lycées included), Principaux établissements and Parcoursup 2025 (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Students are counted where they study, not where they live. Straight-line distances from the center of Vire Normandie. Colleges are described, not graded; the Student town label marks communes where 15 or more students study for every 100 residents. Fees: the national arrêté, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.