Lapte
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux | |
| Canton | Yssingeaux | |
| Community association | Sucs | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 11 ' N , 4 ° 13' E | |
| height | 600-914 m | |
| surface | 30.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,715 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43200 | |
| INSEE code | 43114 | |
 Saint-Jean church |
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Lapte is a French commune with 1,715 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Yssingeaux and the canton of Yssingeaux .
geography
Lapte is located in the Velay , a landscape in the French Massif Central , about 30 kilometers east-northeast of Le Puy-en-Velay . The Lignon du Velay and Lake Lignon limit the municipality to the south. Lapte is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Sainte-Sigolène in the north, Saint-Pal-de-Mons in the northeast, Raucoules in the east, Montregard in the southeast, Tence in the south and southeast, Chenereilles in the south, Saint-Jeures in the southwest and Grazac in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,298 | 1,260 | 1,274 | 1,163 | 1.107 | 1,253 | 1,432 | 1,675 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean church, historic monument since 1998
Web links
Commons : Lapte - collection of images, videos and audio files
