Lépaud

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

Lépaud
Location of Lépaud
Lépaud
Lépaud
Coordinates: 46°14′24″N 2°23′17″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonÉvaux-les-Bains
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Confluence
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Maurice Jolicard
Area
1
24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
363
  Density15/km2 (39/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.

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

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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