Lapleau
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Lapleau La Pléu |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Ussel | |
| Canton | Égletons | |
| Community association | Ventadour-Égletons-Monédières | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 18 ' N , 2 ° 10' E | |
| height | 251-571 m | |
| surface | 17.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 381 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19550 | |
| INSEE code | 19106 | |
| Website | mairiedelapleau-correze.net | |
 Saint-Etienne church |
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Lapleau ( La pleu in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 381 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is the seat of the community association Ventadour-Égletons-Monédières and part of the canton of Égletons .
geography
The community is located in the Massif Central , on the Luzège River , around three kilometers south of the Barrage de la Luzège dam and is surrounded by extensive forests. Tulle , the prefecture of the department is about 40 kilometers to the west and Égletons about 15 kilometers to the northwest and Ussel about 35 kilometers to the northeast.
Neighboring municipalities of Lapleau are Lamazière-Basse in the north, Saint-Pantaléon-de-Lapleau in the northeast, Soursac in the east, Laval-sur-Luzège in the south and Saint-Hilaire-Foissac in the west.
coat of arms
Description : Two swept golden lions in red , above a silver running leopard .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 593 | 586 | 542 | 516 | 514 | 525 | 408 | 388 |
Attractions
- Barrage de la Luzège , a reservoir of the Luzège , used as a hydroelectric power station by the Électricité de France .
- Viaduc des Rochers Noirs , an old suspension bridge over the Luzège between Soursac and Lapleau, classified as a Monument historique since December 6, 2000
Personalities
- Bernadette Bourzai (* 1945), French politician of the Parti Socialiste
