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Lapte
Location of Lapte
Map
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementYssingeaux
CantonYssingeaux
Government
 • MayorJean Liogier
Area
1
30.75 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
1,253
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43114 /43200
Elevation600–914 m (1,969–2,999 ft)
(avg. 843 m or 2,766 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lapte is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Its inhabitants are called laptois and laptoises.The municipality covers 30.8 square kilometres and 1515 inhabitants from the last population census. Population density is 49.3 inhabitants per square kilometre in the town.Surrounded by the common grezac,chenereilles and raucoules,lapte is located 23 km southwest of firminy the largest city around.

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

See also