| City of Libreville | |
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| Nickname(s): Libvil, Freetown, LMC | |
| Motto: Liberté toute entière (French: Liberty unfettered) |
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| Country |  USA |
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| State |  Oregon |
| Incorporated (town) | 1859 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1919 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Diomedes Argyris (Independent) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 8.1 sq mi (21 km2) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 13,275 |
| - Demonym | Librevillean |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Libreville is the county seat and principal city in Infictive County, an urban oasis in the High Desert on the banks of that mystic river, the Millsberry.
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Officially incorporated in 1859, the city of Libreville grew out of a small boom brought on by the earlier California gold rush, enjoying success as prospectors, predominantly French, moved northward in search of new fortunes.
Gold brought entertainment to Libreville, as the latest fads in music and art would become the mainstays of the frontier community. The French population there where fairly Bohemian by the standards of the day, and many artists made this city home, including the likes of Deston Ruclime, semi-famous for his paintings done on women's undergarments.
The next wave of people to the city were Scotch-Irish, Mediterranean and Asiatic, first and second generation Americans, who settled in the early 1900s for the allure of the speak easys and to make money as entertainers and club owners. A third population wave was the Mollkin influx of the early 2000s.
The city of Libreville is governed by the Libreville Commission, which includes the Mayor and three other Commissioners, elected to four-year and two-year terms respectively. The current mayor, Diomedes Argyris, has been in office since 1978, and is the longest serving mayor in Libreville history.
Outside the city courthouse is a huge bronze statue of a six sided die in mid-roll; this is said to represent the randomness of justice.
Inside the city, it is considered legal by local authorities to carry up to one ounce of marijuana and to grow up to three plants in your home before any charges are pressed, per local bylaw going back to the founding of the city.
Hate crimes against Mollkins are taken very seriously here. Moloch rednecks be warned.
The city has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km²). It is 136 miles (219 km) east of Carthage, Oregon, and 45 miles (72 km) north-east of Ketjack National Forest.
Averages 32 rainy days a year, 15 days with high temperatures of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher, and 163 days with low temperatures below freezing. The average temperature in January is 27 °F (−3 °C), and in July it is 67 °F (19 °C). Annual snowfall averages 55 inches (140 cm).
According to the city, there are 13,275 people residing in the city on a full-time basis. Of note, approximately 10% of the population are Mollkin, and Libreville is home to the largest Mollkin population in the Northwestern United States.
See also: Culture of Infictive County and Music of Infictive County
"Culture is as the air: an impenetrable smog," the philosopher Slavoj Cvetic once said of Libreville. The city has long played itself as host and incubator to an array of artistic movements, from the original boppers of the 1940s to the Mollkin music of today.
Libreville is the home of the IC Roughnecks.
The City of Libreville funds one public museum, alongside a small handful of independent art galleries and historical monuments. The Clément Museum, founded in 1883, is the only museum in Libreville, boasting the largest collection of Crumpatako artifacts in Oregon. It also hosts an interesting selection of art and archaeology, including works by Mystery X, Deston Ruclime, Jean Naud, and Grogarth Kradong, as well as treasures such as the Crump Diamond, Paul Donlevy's personal collection of Crumpatako artifacts and his silver and gold plated swords. The Clément is currently undertaking a $35,000 redevelopment which will double the display space as well as provide new facilities.
Libreville is a generator for American youth subculture, birthplace to many culture movements which have passed on to the mainstream through emulation in San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle. From the late 1970s through today, the city has been a haven for Mollkin, beatnik, grime, punk and anarchist movements and subgenres. Like twisto rock as preformed by FuckGod Trio
It has produced many artists of repute within their respective fields, including musicians and musical groups The Quick Nods, Shed BackLinder, Johny Mollkin; and filmmaker George Boy Phill.
(See also List of Libreville bands)
The Mutant Jazz artist who popularized the trend Johny Mollkin has a couple houses in Libreville. He spends his off time at home, but he is usually on tour or in California recording music.