Lépinas

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Lépinas
Lépinas
Coordinates: 46°04′39″N 1°55′45″E / 46.0775°N 1.9292°E / 46.0775; 1.9292Coordinates: 46°04′39″N 1°55′45″E / 46.0775°N 1.9292°E / 46.0775; 1.9292
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Ahun
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Élisabeth Bouchy-Pommier
Area
 • Land1 14.80 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 175
 • Population2 Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 23107 / 23150
Elevation 515–681 m (1,690–2,234 ft)
(avg. 600 m or 2,000 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.

Lépinas is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some 7 miles (11 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D3, D50 and the D60 roads. The Gartempe River flows through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 269—    
1968 306+13.8%
1975 269−12.1%
1982 231−14.1%
1990 225−2.6%
1999 191−15.1%
2008 175−8.4%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The lake of La Chapelle

See also

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