Liffré

Liffré
Lifrei (Gallo)
Liverieg (Breton)
Commune
The town centre of Liffré
The town centre of Liffré
Coat of arms of Liffré
Coat of arms
Location of Liffré
Map
Liffré is located in France
Liffré
Liffré
Liffré is located in Brittany
Liffré
Liffré
Coordinates: 48°12′51″N 1°30′24″W / 48.2142°N 1.5067°W / 48.2142; -1.5067
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonLiffré
IntercommunalityLiffré-Cormier
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guillaume Bégué[1]
Area
1
66.86 km2 (25.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
8,987
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Liffréens, Liffréennes
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35152 /35340
Elevation40–113 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

List of successive mayors of Liffré since 1945
In office Name Party Capacity Ref.
? ? 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)

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)

[3]
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.

[4]

Population

Inhabitants of Liffré are called Liffréens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Liffré is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Les maires élus du 1er tour". Dimanche Ouest-France. No. 534. 16 March 2008. pp. 10–11. ISSN 1285-7688.
  4. ^ "Guillaume Bégué est le nouveau maire de Liffré". Ouest-France. 28 September 2017.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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