Lafat

Lafat
Commune
Coat of arms of Lafat
Coat of arms
Location of Lafat
Map
Lafat is located in France
Lafat
Lafat
Lafat is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lafat
Lafat
Coordinates: 46°20′08″N 1°36′53″E / 46.3356°N 1.6147°E / 46.3356; 1.6147
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonDun-le-Palestel
IntercommunalityCC Pays Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Claude Glénisson[1]
Area
1
21.28 km2 (8.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
320
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23103 /23800
Elevation261–368 m (856–1,207 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lafat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D49 and the D69 roads. The small rivers Sédelle and Brézentine, tributaries of the Creuse, flow through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962583—    
1968643+10.3%
1975601−6.5%
1982546−9.2%
1990458−16.1%
1999384−16.2%
2008381−0.8%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The thirteenth-century chapel.
  • A watermill.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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