Lapte

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Lapte
Commune
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Location of Lapte
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Lapte
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Lapte
Coordinates: 45°11′11″N4°13′04″E / 45.1864°N 4.2178°E / 45.1864; 4.2178
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Loire
Arrondissement Yssingeaux
Canton Yssingeaux
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Huguette Liogier [1]
Area
1
30.75 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
1,740
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43114 /43200
Elevation600–914 m (1,969–2,999 ft)
(avg. 843 m or 2,766 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lapte (French pronunciation: [lapt] ) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France, located 23 kilometres southwest of Firminy. Lapte is surrounded by the communes Grazac, Chenereilles and Raucoules.

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Geography

The municipality of Lapte covers 30.8 square kilometres. It is located at 860 metres above the river Lignon du Velay to its south. The Dunières, a tributary of the Lignon du Velay, forms part of its northern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,260—    
1975 1,274+0.16%
1982 1,163−1.29%
1990 1,107−0.61%
1999 1,253+1.39%
2009 1,502+1.83%
2014 1,687+2.35%
2020 1,736+0.48%
Source: INSEE [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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