Lesterps

Lesterps (L'Esterp in Limousin, an Occitan dialect) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Lesterps
Entering Lesterps from Confolens
Coat of arms
Location of Lesterps
Lesterps
Lesterps
Coordinates: 46°00′41″N 0°46′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Vienne
IntercommunalityConfolentais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Thibaut
Area
1
36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
479
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16182 /16420
Elevation170–275 m (558–902 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants are called Lesterrois and Lesterroises.

Geography

Lesterps is located in Charente Limousin, in the north-east of the Charente department and borders Haute-Vienne. The village of Lesterps, 9 km east of Confolens, is a major market town. It is 16 km from Chabanais, 17 km from Saint-Junien, 42 km from Limoges and 63 km from Angoulême.

The town is well served by roads. The D30, from Confolens to Limoges via Saint-Junien, crosses it from west to east, and the D29, from Saulgond to Brillac, crosses it from south to north. The D82 east of the village goes to Limoges via Saint-Christophe. The nearest train station is  Chabanais, served by TER to Angoulême and Limoges.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,457    
18001,510+3.6%
18061,374−9.0%
18211,396+1.6%
18311,426+2.1%
18411,385−2.9%
18461,427+3.0%
18511,361−4.6%
18561,355−0.4%
18611,281−5.5%
18661,320+3.0%
18721,355+2.7%
18761,375+1.5%
18811,455+5.8%
18861,436−1.3%
18911,464+1.9%
18961,461−0.2%
19011,413−3.3%
19061,361−3.7%
19111,365+0.3%
19211,216−10.9%
19261,125−7.5%
19311,085−3.6%
19361,047−3.5%
1946957−8.6%
1954906−5.3%
1962801−11.6%
1968754−5.9%
1975623−17.4%
1982557−10.6%
1990560+0.5%
1999594+6.1%
2008484−18.5%

See also

References

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



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