Lempdes
Coat of arms of Lempdes
Location of Lempdes
Lempdes is located in France
Lempdes
Lempdes
Lempdes is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lempdes
Lempdes
Coordinates: 45°46′19″N 3°11′40″E / 45.7719°N 3.1944°E / 45.7719; 3.1944
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonPont-du-Château
IntercommunalityClermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Henri Gisselbrecht[1]
Area
1
12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
8,663
  Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63193 /63370
Elevation317–505 m (1,040–1,657 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lempdes (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ːd]; Auvergnat: Lende) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,546    
1975 5,836+7.38%
1982 8,015+4.64%
1990 8,591+0.87%
1999 8,401−0.25%
2007 8,331−0.10%
2012 8,348+0.04%
2017 8,409+0.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

The neo-romanesque parish church of St Étienne was built in 1867, replacing a previous church building that dated from the 12th century.[4] It is first recorded in a document of the beginning of the 13th century.[5]

The famous 2CV car was invented in Lempdes

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Rapport de présentation du PLU de Lempdes" (PDF). pp. 29, 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-20.
  5. Lempdes: mémoire d'un village; pp. 58-69

Further reading

  • Lempdes: mémoire d'un village. Lempdes: Association "Lempdes: mémoire d'un village", 2000 ("Un recueil de souvenirs ... le fruit d'un long travail dont les Amis du Vieux Lempdes ont été les artisans"—preface)



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