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Lapte | |
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Commune | |
 Lac de Lavalette | |
 Location of Lapte | |
  Lapte Location within France  Lapte Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′11″N 4°13′04″E / 45.1864°N 4.2178°E | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 1,806 |
| • Density | 58.73/km2 (152.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43114 /43200 |
| Elevation | 600–914 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 (15 miles) southwest of Firminy. Lapte is surrounded by the communes Grazac, Chenereilles and Raucoules.
Geography
[edit]The municipality of Lapte covers 30.8 square kilometres (12 sq. mi.). It is located at 860 metres (2822 feet) 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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,260 | — |
| 1975 | 1,274 | +0.16% |
| 1982 | 1,163 | −1.29% |
| 1990 | 1,107 | −0.61% |
| 1999 | 1,253 | +1.39% |
| 2007 | 1,458 | +1.91% |
| 2012 | 1,617 | +2.09% |
| 2017 | 1,715 | +1.18% |
| 2023 | 1,806 | +0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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