Lupersat
| Lupersat | |
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  Lupersat | |
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Location within Limousin region  Lupersat | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′10″N 2°21′24″E / 45.9861°N 2.3567°ECoordinates: 45°59′10″N 2°21′24″E / 45.9861°N 2.3567°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Bellegarde-en-Marche |
| Intercommunality | Auzances-Bellegarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Moreigne |
| Area1 | 32.64 km2 (12.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 329 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23113 / 23190 |
| Elevation |
461–706 m (1,512–2,316 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft) |
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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. | |
Lupersat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
A large area of farming, lakes and forestry comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the Tardes river valley, some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D38 and the D988 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 569 | — |
| 1968 | 505 | −11.2% |
| 1975 | 413 | −18.2% |
| 1982 | 401 | −2.9% |
| 1990 | 375 | −6.5% |
| 1999 | 354 | −5.6% |
| 2008 | 329 | −7.1% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth-century presbytery.
- A fourteenth-century house at La Chezotte.
- The remains of a fifteenth-century château at Lavaux-Graton.
- A chapel with a tower, at Monteil-Sugnet
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lupersat. |
- Lupersat on the Quid website (French)
