Lempdes

Not to be confused with Lempdes-sur-Allagnon.

Lempdes
Lempdes
Administration
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
Canton Canton of Pont-du-Château
Intercommunality Clermont Communauté
Mayor Gérard Betenfeld[1]
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 317–505 m (1,040–1,657 ft)
(avg. 320 m/1,050 ft)
Land area1 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population2 8,401  (1999)
 - Density 683 /km2 (1,770 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 63193/ 63370
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.

Lempdes is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

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Sights

The parish church of St Stephen (église Saint-Étienne) is in the Romanesque style and dates from the 12th century. It is first recorded in a document of the beginning of the 13th century.[2]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Site de la préfecture du Puy-de-Dôme, consulté le 8 janvier 2008
  2. ^ Lempdes: mémoire d'un village; pp. 58-69

Further reading