Laurière
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Ambazac | |
| Community association | Élan Limousin Avenir Nature | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 5 ' N , 1 ° 29' E | |
| height | 307-620 m | |
| surface | 20.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 568 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87370 | |
| INSEE code | 87083 | |
Laurière , in Occitan "L'Auriéra", is a municipality in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Haute-Vienne department and the Limoges arrondissement . The neighboring municipalities are Bersac-sur-Rivalier in the north-west, Folles in the north, Fursac with Saint-Étienne-de-Fursac in the north-east, Arrènes in the east, Jabreilles-les-Bordes in the south-east and Saint-Sulpice-Laurière in the south and west. Laurière was the main town (chief-lieu) of the canton of the same name and became the canton of Ambazac in 2015 .
The former Route nationale 714 leads via Laurière.
The residents call themselves Lauriérois or Lauriéroises.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 853 | 800 | 696 | 688 | 601 | 578 | 616 | 612 | 573 | 570 |
Personalities
- Edmond Gondinet (1828–1888), stage poet and librettist
- Louis Robert (1904–1985), epigraphist, ancient historian, numismatist and archaeologist
Web links
Commons : Laurière - collection of images, videos and audio files
