Lafat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Lafat | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lafat  | |
  Lafat  Lafat | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′08″N 1°36′53″E / 46.3356°N 1.6147°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Dun-le-Palestel |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claude Glénisson[1] |
Area 1 | 21.28 km2 (8.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 320 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23103 /23800 |
| Elevation | 261–368 m (856–1,207 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D49 and the D69 roads. The small rivers Sédelle and Brézentine, tributaries of the Creuse, flow through the commune.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 583 | — |
| 1968 | 643 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 601 | −6.5% |
| 1982 | 546 | −9.2% |
| 1990 | 458 | −16.1% |
| 1999 | 384 | −16.2% |
| 2008 | 381 | −0.8% |
Sights
edit- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The thirteenth-century chapel.
- A watermill.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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