Ludres
Ludres is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.
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Location of 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 (2008–2014) | Pierre Boileau |
| Area 1 | 8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 6,216 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/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.[2]
Twin towns
Ludres is twinned with:
Furth im Wald, Germany
Furth bei Göttweig, Austria
Domažlice, Czech Republic
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- 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
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