Lavaudieu
Lavaudieu is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Lavaudieu | |
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Commune | |
Bridge on the Senouire River and St. André abbey. | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Lavaudieu | |
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Coordinates: 45°15′49″N 3°27′17″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Loire |
Arrondissement | Brioude |
Canton | Brioude |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Pascal Piroux |
Area 1 | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 243 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 43117 /43100 |
Elevation | 438–727 m (1,437–2,385 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Senouire, which flows west through the commune.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 764 | — |
1806 | 705 | −7.7% |
1821 | 671 | −4.8% |
1831 | 771 | +14.9% |
1841 | 856 | +11.0% |
1851 | 833 | −2.7% |
1861 | 801 | −3.8% |
1872 | 764 | −4.6% |
1881 | 762 | −0.3% |
1891 | 658 | −13.6% |
1901 | 620 | −5.8% |
1911 | 521 | −16.0% |
1921 | 440 | −15.5% |
1931 | 415 | −5.7% |
1946 | 342 | −17.6% |
1954 | 299 | −12.6% |
1962 | 258 | −13.7% |
1968 | 242 | −6.2% |
1975 | 229 | −5.4% |
1982 | 237 | +3.5% |
1990 | 238 | +0.4% |
1999 | 225 | −5.5% |
2008 | 228 | +1.3% |
2017 | 243 | +6.6% |
Sights
- Romanesque Lavaudieu Abbey, otherwise Lavaudieu Priory (Abbaye Saint-André de Lavaudieu), built by St Robert, the first abbot of La Chaise-Dieu, in the 11th century,[2] which was at first a Benedictine priory, and later a house of secular canonesses from the Auvergnat nobility. It was raised to the status of abbey in 1719.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Michelin Guide review
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