Lépaud

Lépaud
Commune
Location of Lépaud
Map
Lépaud is located in France
Lépaud
Lépaud
Lépaud is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lépaud
Lépaud
Coordinates: 46°14′24″N 2°23′17″E / 46.24°N 2.3881°E / 46.24; 2.3881
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonÉvaux-les-Bains
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Morlon[1]
Area
1
24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
371
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23106 /23170
Elevation350–457 m (1,148–1,499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lépaud (French pronunciation: [lepo]; Occitan: L'Espaud) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Voueize river valley, some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D14 and the D917 roads. The Montluçon - Guéret Airport is entirely within the commune's borders.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962398—    
1968459+15.3%
1975427−7.0%
1982368−13.8%
1990344−6.5%
1999342−0.6%
2008373+9.1%
2021367−1.6%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The remains of a fifteenth-century castle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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