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Liré
Sign in to saveLiré () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou. 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".
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Place details
- Locality
- Orée d'Anjou
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,365
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Liré
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cholet
- French commune.canton
- La Pommeraye
- French commune.commune
- Orée-d'Anjou
- French commune.INSEE
- 49177
- French commune.postal code
- 49530
- French commune.elevation m
- 48
- French commune.elevation min m
- 5
- French commune.elevation max m
- 105
- French commune.area km2
- 31.81
- French commune.population
- 2516
- French commune.population date
- 2022
- French commune.demonym
- Liréen, Liréenne
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Liré
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Orée-d'Anjou
- Population
- 2450
- Area
- 31.81
- Elevation
- 105
- Body of water
- Loire
- Shares border with
- Bouzillé
- Image
- Statue joachim du bellay 02.jpg
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- Commons category
- Liré
- replaced by
- Orée-d'Anjou
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-15
- postal code
- 49530
- associated electoral district
- canton of Mauges-sur-Loire
- P8168
- Agnes Sorma
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Liré () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou. 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".
The village is situated between Nantes and Angers. There is an annual fest called "Comme dans l'temps". It takes place every last Sunday of August.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Liré” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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