Lapte

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2022–2026) Huguette Liogier^[1]Area30.75 km² (11.87 sq mi)Population1,740 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation600–914 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 (French pronunciation: [lapt]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France, located 23 kilometres southwest of Firminy. Lapte is surrounded by the communes Grazac, Chenereilles and Raucoules.

Geography

The municipality of Lapte covers 30.8 square kilometres. It is located at 860 metres above the river Lignon du Velay to its south. The Dunières, a tributary of the Lignon du Velay, forms part of its northern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,260	—
1975	1,274	+0.16%
1982	1,163	−1.29%
1990	1,107	−0.61%
1999	1,253	+1.39%
2009	1,502	+1.83%
2014	1,687	+2.35%
2020	1,736	+0.48%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References