Liré
| Liré | |
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  Liré | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Liré | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′39″N 1°09′47″W / 47.3442°N 1.1631°WCoordinates: 47°20′39″N 1°09′47″W / 47.3442°N 1.1631°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Champtoceaux |
| Intercommunality | C.C. Canton of Champtoceaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Collin |
| Area1 | 31.81 km2 (12.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,349 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49177 / 49530 |
| Elevation |
5–105 m (16–344 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft) |
| Website | Site officiel de la mairie de Liré |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Liré is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It was the home of the sixteenth-century French poet Joachim du Bellay and is mentioned in his poem "Heureux qui, comme Ulysse, a fait un beau voyage".[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Charles Baussan, L'Anjou (Arthaud: Paris, 1955), 218.
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