Loivre
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Loivre (French pronunciation: [lwavʁ]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Loivre station has rail connections to Reims and Laon.
Loivre | |
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The town hall in Loivre | |
![]() Location of Loivre | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′49″N 3°58′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Reims |
| Canton | Bourgogne-Fresne |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Reims |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claudine Rousseaux[1] |
Area 1 | 10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,442 |
| • Density | 140.8/km2 (364.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51329 /51220 |
| Elevation | 63–116 m (207–381 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Administration
Communal governance
The commune is governed by the Mayor and a Municipal Council composed of fourteen members.[3]
| In office | Name | Party | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2001 | 3 December 2014 | Michel Guillou | Resigned | [4] | |
| 3 December 2014 | present | Claudine Rousseaux | re-elected in 2020 | [4][5] | |
Intercommunal governance
Since 1 January 2017, the commune has been part of the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims, which provides integrated communal services to both Reims and the surrounding area.[6] Prior to 2017, the commune was part of the Communauté de communes de la Colline from 23 December 1994 until 1 January 2014, and the Communauté de communes du Nord Champenois between 2014 and 2017.
