Lempdes
Lempdes (French pronunciation [lɑ̃ːd]; Auvergnat: Lende) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
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Location of Lempdes 
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| Coordinates: 45°46′19″N 3°11′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Canton | Canton of Pont-du-Château |
| Intercommunality | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–) | Henri Gisselbrecht[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[2] | 8,409 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63193 /63370 |
| Elevation | 317–505 m (1,040–1,657 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sights
The parish church of St Rock (église Saint-Étienne) is in the Romanesque style and dates from the 12th century. It is first recorded in a document of the beginning of the 13th century.[3]
The famous 2CV car was invented in Lempdes
Notable people
- Pierre-Jules Boulanger, inventor of 2CV car.
- Jean-Baptiste Lamy, Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico
References
- Site de la ville de Lempdes, consulté le 29 juillet 2016
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Lempdes: mémoire d'un village; pp. 58-69
Further reading
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- Lempdes: mémoire d'un village. Lempdes: Association "Lempdes: mémoire d'un village", 2000 ("Un recueil de souvenirs ... le fruit d'un long travail dont les Amis du Vieux Lempdes ont été les artisans"—preface)
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