Lépaud

Lépaud
Commune
Lépaud
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Lépaud
Coordinates: 46°14′24″N 2°23′17″E / 46.24°N 2.3881°E / 46.24; 2.3881Coordinates: 46°14′24″N 2°23′17″E / 46.24°N 2.3881°E / 46.24; 2.3881
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Évaux-les-Bains
Intercommunality CC Creuse Confluence
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Jolicard
Area1 24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 373
 • Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23106 /23170
Elevation 350–457 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lépaud 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%

Sights

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

See also

References


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