Lapte

Lapte
Commune
Lac de Lavalette
Location of Lapte
Lapte Lapte
Coordinates: 45°11′11″N 4°13′04″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Yssingeaux
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	André Defour
Area 1	30.75 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,740
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43114 /43200
Elevation	600–914 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, located 23 kilometres southwest of Firminy. Lapte is surrounded by the communes Grézac, Chenereilles and Raucoules.

Geography

The municipality of Lapte covers 30.8 square kilometres. It is located at 860 metres above the Lignon du Velay river, where it converges with the Denieres. The river Lignon du Velay also flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,155 —     1806 2,369 +9.9% 1821 2,535 +7.0% 1831 2,503 −1.3% 1841 2,712 +8.3% 1851 3,041 +12.1% 1861 3,048 +0.2% 1872 2,875 −5.7% 1881 2,854 −0.7% 1891 2,766 −3.1% 1901 2,813 +1.7% 1911 3,062 +8.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,619 −14.5% 1931 2,370 −9.5% 1946 1,814 −23.5% 1954 1,509 −16.8% 1962 1,298 −14.0% 1968 1,260 −2.9% 1975 1,274 +1.1% 1982 1,163 −8.7% 1990 1,107 −4.8% 1999 1,253 +13.2% 2008 1,484 +18.4% 2017 1,715 +15.6%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department