Ludres
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Ludres (French pronunciation: [lydʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.
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The church in Ludres | |
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| Coordinates: 48°37′00″N 6°10′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Jarville-la-Malgrange |
| Intercommunality | Métropole du Grand Nancy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Boileau[1] |
Area 1 | 8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,843 |
| • Density | 714/km2 (1,850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54328 /54710 |
| Elevation | 237–420 m (778–1,378 ft) (avg. 259 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants are called Ludréens. In the past, inhabitants of Ludres were known by their neighbours as rôtisseurs ("roast meat sellers"), having once turned out en masse to watch their adulterous priest burned at the stake.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,239 | — |
| 1975 | 1,582 | +3.55% |
| 1982 | 5,376 | +19.09% |
| 1990 | 6,236 | +1.87% |
| 1999 | 6,821 | +1.00% |
| 2007 | 6,680 | −0.26% |
| 2012 | 6,519 | −0.49% |
| 2017 | 6,216 | −0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin towns
Ludres is twinned with:
Furth im Wald, Germany
Furth bei Göttweig, Austria
Domažlice, Czech Republic
