Lesterps

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lesterps

(2020–2026) Daniel Soupizet^[1]Area

36.03 km² (13.91 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

441 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

16182 /16420

Elevation170–275 m (558–902 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lesterps (French pronunciation: [letɛʁ]; L'Esterp in Limousin, an Occitan dialect) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography

Lesterps is located in Charente Limousin, in the north-east of the Charente department and borders Haute-Vienne. The village of Lesterps, 9 km east of Confolens, is a major market town. It is 16 km from Chabanais, 17 km from Saint-Junien, 42 km from Limoges and 63 km from Angoulême.

The town is well served by roads. The D30, from Confolens to Limoges via Saint-Junien, crosses it from west to east, and the D29, from Saulgond to Brillac, crosses it from south to north. The D82 east of the village goes to Limoges via Saint-Christophe. The nearest train station is Chabanais, served by TER to Angoulême and Limoges.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	754	—
1975	623	−2.69%
1982	557	−1.59%
1990	560	+0.07%
1999	594	+0.66%
2009	481	−2.09%
2014	491	+0.41%
2020	444	−1.66%
Source: INSEE^[3]

The inhabitants are called Lesterrois and Lesterroises in French.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE