Laffrey
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Laffrey
|commune status = Commune
|image = Lac de Laffrey.jpg
|caption = Laffrey Lake
|image coat of arms = Blason Laffrey.svg
|arrondissement = Grenoble
|canton = Matheysine-Trièves
|INSEE = 38203
|postal code = 38220
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Matheysine
|coordinates = {{coord|45.0250|5.7729|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 680
|elevation max m = 1262
|area km2 = 6.72
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Laffrey ({{IPA|fr|lafʁɛ}}) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It stands at the top of the Rampe de Laffrey, which is known for a large number of deadly automobile accidents.
History
Napoleon passed through the village on 7 March 1815, during his return from Elba at the beginning of the Hundred 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, crying Vive l'Empereur! ("Long live the Emperor!").{{cite web|url=https://www.isere-tourisme.com/patrimoine-culturel/route-napoleon-prairie-de-la-rencontre|title=Route Napoléon Prairie de la Rencontre|publisher=Isère Tourisme|access-date=14 March 2019}} An equestrian statue of Napoleon by Emmanuel Frémiet, installed on the field in 1930, commemorates this event.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-38203#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |238
|1975 |198
|1982 |211
|1990 |249
|1999 |311
|2009 |370
|2014 |413
|2020 |467
}}
See also
References
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Category:Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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