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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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
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 15 December 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Liré
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cholet
- Population
- +2450
- Area
- +31.81
- Elevation
- +105
- Body of water
- Loire
- Shares border with
- Saint-Laurent-des-Autels
- Image
- Statue joachim du bellay 02.jpg
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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.