Lapan

Lapan
Commune
Lapan
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Lapan
Coordinates: 46°55′27″N 2°18′02″E / 46.9242°N 2.3006°E / 46.9242; 2.3006Coordinates: 46°55′27″N 2°18′02″E / 46.9242°N 2.3006°E / 46.9242; 2.3006
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Trouy
Intercommunality CC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Adam
Area1 10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 152
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18122 /18340
Elevation 126–174 m (413–571 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 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.

Lapan is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Cher river valley, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D35 and the D177 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962140    
1968146+4.3%
1975129−11.6%
1982131+1.6%
1990137+4.6%
1999142+3.6%
2008152+7.0%

Sights

  • The eighteenth-century chateau of Houet.
  • The watermill.
  • The church of St. Caprais, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

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