Lépaud

Lépaud
Lépaud
Location within Limousin region Lépaud
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Chambon-sur-Voueize
Intercommunality	Évaux-les-Bains Chambon-sur-Voueize
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Jolicard
Area1	24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	373
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23106 / 23170
Elevation	350–457 m (1,148–1,499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lépaud is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin 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 21 miles (34 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 population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	398	—
1968	459	+15.3%
1975	427	−7.0%
1982	368	−13.8%
1990	344	−6.5%
1999	342	−0.6%
2008	373	+9.1%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Lépaud on the Quid website (French)