Lempdes | |
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.svg/73px-Blason_ville_fr_Lempdes_(Puy-de-Dôme).svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lempdes  | |
  Lempdes  Lempdes | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′19″N 3°11′40″E / 45.7719°N 3.1944°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Canton | Pont-du-Château |
| Intercommunality | Clermont Auvergne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri Gisselbrecht[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 8,669 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63193 /63370 |
| Elevation | 317–505 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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]
Notable people
- Pierre-Jules Boulanger, inventor of 2CV car.
- Jean-Baptiste Lamy, Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Rapport de présentation du PLU de Lempdes" (PDF). pp. 29, 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-20.
- ^ Lempdes: mémoire d'un village; pp. 58-69
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lempdes.
- 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)
