Liffré
Liffré
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 The town centre of Liffré | |
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Location of Liffré  | |
  Liffré  Liffré | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′51″N 1°30′24″W / 48.2142°N 1.5067°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Liffré |
| Intercommunality | Liffré-Cormier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Bégué[1] |
| Area 1 | 66.86 km2 (25.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,507 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Liffréens, Liffréennes |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35152 /35340 |
| Elevation | 40–113 m (131–371 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Liffré (French pronunciation: [lifʁe]; Breton: Liverieg; Gallo: Lifrei) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is in the center of the region.
Politics and administration[edit]
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| In office | Name | Party | Capacity | Ref. | |
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| ? | ? | Émile Planty | SFIO | ||
| May 1953 | March 1965 | Jean Vincent | UNR | General councillor of the Canton of Liffré (1961—1965) | |
| March 1965 | March 1971 | Jean Touffet | |||
| March 1971 | March 1983 | Louis Lorant | DVD | Substitute Deputy for Jacques Cressard (1973—1978) | |
| March 1983 | March 2008 | Clément Théaudin | PS | Deputy of Ille-et-Vilaine's 1st constituency (1981—1986)
Deputy of Ille-et-Vilaine (1986—1988) General councillor of the Canton of Liffré (1978—1992 then 1998–2015) President of the CC du Pays de Liffré (2000—2008) |
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| March 2008 | 22 June 2017
(Resigned) |
Loïg Chesnais-Girard | PS | Regional councillor of Brittany (2010—)
President of the Regional Council of Brittany (2017—present) President of the Liffré-Cormier Communauté (2008—2020) |
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| 23 September 2017 | Incumbent | Guillaume Bégué | PS | Vice-president of the Liffré-Cormier Communauté (2016—present)
Interim mayor between 22 June and 23 September 2017. |
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Population[edit]
Inhabitants of Liffré are called Liffréens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,322 | — |
| 1975 | 3,237 | +4.86% |
| 1982 | 4,205 | +3.81% |
| 1990 | 5,659 | +3.78% |
| 1999 | 6,454 | +1.47% |
| 2007 | 6,611 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 7,041 | +1.27% |
| 2017 | 7,609 | +1.56% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Twin towns[edit]
Liffré is twinned with:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Les maires élus du 1er tour". Dimanche Ouest-France. No. 534. 16 March 2008. pp. 10–11. ISSN 1285-7688.
- ^ "Guillaume Bégué est le nouveau maire de Liffré". Ouest-France. 28 September 2017.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liffré.
- Town website (in French)
- Cultural Heritage (in French)
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