Liffré

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Liffré

Total population

8,507

Elevation40 m

Land area66.86 km²

Coordinates48.21°, -1.51°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Liffré is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is in the center of the region.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

J

Jean Nicolas Méaulle

French politician

P

Patrick Béon

French bicycle racer

P

Patrick Delamontagne

French footballer

P

Pierre Morel

French spy and dentist

P

Prosper Chubert

French avoué (1884-1944)

Prosper Lebastard

French Catholic priest and educator (1865–1920)

R

René-Joseph-Hyacinthe Bertin

French anatomist

T

Thierry Turban

French association football player

Thomas James

Breton bishop (fl. 1477–1504)

R

Robert Hauvespre

French association football player (1923-1997)

Alfred Bazillon

French politician (1847-1911)

F

François Person

cyclist

P

Pierre-Léon Nicolet

French military personnel (1880–1961)

Pierre-Marie-François Lalouyer

M

Marguerite-Marie Le Clerc

French librarian and historian (1920-2011)

E

Eugène Courtois

French official (1819-1887)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

White Bryony

Bryonia cretica dioica

Seen 2026-06-08

Pale Toadflax

Linaria repens

Seen 2026-06-06

Common Cow-wheat

Melampyrum pratense

Seen 2026-06-06

heath spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

Seen 2026-06-06

greater bird's-foot-trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus

Seen 2026-06-05

Continental Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum italicum

Seen 2026-06-05

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Seen 2026-06-05

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-05

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Seen 2026-06-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers