Espalem
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Brioude | |
| Canton | Sainte-Florine | |
| Community association | Brioude Sud Auvergne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 18 ' N , 3 ° 14' E | |
| height | 580-739 m | |
| surface | 14.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 304 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43450 | |
| INSEE code | 43088 | |
Espalem ( Occitan identical) is a French municipality with 304 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It is located in the arrondissement of Brioude and in the canton of Sainte-Florine (until 2015 Blesle ).
geography
Espalem is about 55 kilometers northwest of Le Puy-en-Velay . Espalem is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Léotoing in the north, Lorlanges in the north and northeast, Saint-Beauzire in the south and southeast, Grenier-Montgon in the south and southwest and Blesle in the west.
The A 75 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 264 | 244 | 226 | 213 | 212 | 228 | 255 | 298 | 298 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Mathieu church
Web links
Commons : Espalem - collection of images, videos and audio files
