Ludres (French pronunciation: [lydʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.

Ludres
The church in Ludres
The church in Ludres
Location of Ludres
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Ludres is located in France
Ludres
Ludres
Ludres is located in Grand Est
Ludres
Ludres
Coordinates: 48°37′00″N 6°10′00″E / 48.6167°N 6.1667°E / 48.6167; 6.1667
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonJarville-la-Malgrange
IntercommunalityMétropole du Grand Nancy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Boileau[1]
Area
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8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,081
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54328 /54710
Elevation237–420 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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Ludres is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, p36, Picador (2007), ISBN 978-0-330-42761-6, citing Vital Collet "Sobriquets caractérisant les habitants de villages lorrains" in Le Pays lorrain, Nancy (1908), pp442-449 and Henri-Adolphe Labourasse, "Anciens us, coutumes, légendes, supersititions, préjugés, etc. du département de la Meuse" in Mémoires de la Société des lettres, sciences et art de Bar-le-Duc, 1902, pp3-225
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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