Laprade (Charente)

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Laprade
Laprade (France)
Laprade
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Angoulême
Canton Tude-et-Lavalette
Community association Lavalette Tude Dronne
Coordinates 45 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′  N , 0 ° 11 ′  E
height 40-132 m
surface 10.17 km 2
Residents 247 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16390
INSEE code

Laprade Town Hall ( Mairie )

Laprade is a French municipality with 247 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Angoulême , the canton Tude-et-Lavalette and the municipality association Lavalette Tude Dronne, founded in 2017 . The inhabitants are called Lapradia .

geography

Laprade is located in the south of the historical province of Angoumois , about 55 kilometers south-southwest of Angoulême on the Dronne . Laprade is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pillac in the north, Nabinaud in the east and northeast, Petit-Bersac in the east and southeast, Saint Privat en Périgord in the south, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne in the southwest and Saint-Romain in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 353 316 265 223 207 209 223 235
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of Sainte-Anne
  • Le Janvray Castle, built between 1895 and 1900

Web links

Commons : Laprade  - collection of images, videos and audio files