Ludres () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.
The inhabitants are called Ludréens. In the past, inhabitants of Ludres were known by their neighbours as rôtisseurs ("roast meat sellers"), having once turned out en masse to watch their adulterous priest burned at the stake.Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, p36, Picador (2007), , citing Vital Collet "Sobriquets caractérisant les habitants de villages lorrains" in Le Pays lorrain, Nancy (1908), pp442-449 and Henri-Adolphe Labourasse, "Anciens us, coutumes, légendes, supersititions, préjugés, etc. du département de la Meuse" in Mémoires de la Société des lettres, sciences et art de Bar-le-Duc, 1902, pp3-225
Population
Twin towns Ludres is twinned with:
Furth im Wald, Germany Furth bei Göttweig, Austria Domažlice, Czech Republic
See also Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
References
External links
Official Ludres website