Lépaud

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{{short description|Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Lépaud

|commune status = Commune

|arrondissement = Aubusson

|canton = Évaux-les-Bains

|INSEE = 23106

|postal code = 23170

|mayor = Pierre Morlon{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Creuse Confluence

|coordinates = {{coord|46.24|2.3881|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 350

|elevation max m = 457

|area km2 = 24.12

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Lépaud ({{IPA|fr|lepo}}; {{langx|oc|L'Espaud}}) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Voueize river valley, some {{convert|21|mi|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 populations

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|1962|398

|1968|459

|1975|427

|1982|368

|1990|344

|1999|342

|2008|373

|2021|367

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Sights

  • The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The remains of a fifteenth-century castle.

See also

References

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{{Creuse communes}}

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Category:Communes of Creuse

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