Lapan, Cher

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Lapan
Lapan is located in France
Lapan
Lapan
Lapan is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Lapan
Lapan
Coordinates: 46°55′27″N 2°18′02″E / 46.9242°N 2.3006°E / 46.9242; 2.3006Coordinates: 46°55′27″N 2°18′02″E / 46.9242°N 2.3006°E / 46.9242; 2.3006
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityCC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annie Raduget[1]
Area
1
10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18122 /18340
Elevation126–174 m (413–571 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lapan (French pronunciation: ​[lapɑ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Cher river valley, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D35 and the D177 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962140—    
1968146+4.3%
1975129−11.6%
1982131+1.6%
1990137+4.6%
1999142+3.6%
2008152+7.0%

Sights

  • The eighteenth-century chateau of Houet.
  • The watermill.
  • The church of St. Caprais, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.

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