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Laffrey | |
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 Laffrey Lake | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Laffrey | |
  Laffrey  Laffrey | |
| Coordinates:45°01′30″N5°46′22″E / 45.0250°N 5.7729°E /45.0250; 5.7729 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Matheysine-Trièves |
| Intercommunality | Matheysine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Philippe Faure[1] |
Area 1 | 6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 468 |
| • Density | 69.6/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38203 /38220 |
| Elevation | 680–1,262 m (2,231–4,140 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Laffrey (French pronunciation:[lafʁɛ]) is acommune in theIsèredepartment in southeasternFrance. It stands at the top of theRampe de Laffrey, which is known for a large number of deadly automobile accidents.
Napoleon passed through the village on 7 March 1815, during his return fromElba at the beginning of theHundred Days. At a site in Laffrey now known as the "field of the encounter" (prairie de la Rencontre), Napoleon and the handful of troops accompanying him were met by a battalion of soldiers of the royal 5th Regiment of the Line, who had come to arrest him. Leaving behind his men, Napoleon presented himself to the soldiers and declared, "If any of you will shoot his Emperor, here I am". The soldiers defected to his cause, cryingVive l'Empereur! ("Long live the Emperor!").[3] An equestrian statue of Napoleon byEmmanuel Frémiet, installed on the field in 1930, commemorates this event.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 238 | — |
| 1975 | 198 | −2.59% |
| 1982 | 211 | +0.91% |
| 1990 | 249 | +2.09% |
| 1999 | 311 | +2.50% |
| 2009 | 370 | +1.75% |
| 2014 | 413 | +2.22% |
| 2020 | 467 | +2.07% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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