Lapte

Lapte
A postcard view of Lapte from prior to 1915
Lapte
Location within Auvergne region  Lapte
Coordinates: 45°11′11″N 4°13′04″E / 45.1864°N 4.2178°ECoordinates: 45°11′11″N 4°13′04″E / 45.1864°N 4.2178°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Yssingeaux
Government
• Mayor	Jean Liogier
Area^1	30.75 km^2 (11.87 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	1,253
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	43114 / 43200
Elevation	600–914 m (1,969–2,999 ft) (avg. 843 m or 2,766 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lapte is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France, located 23 kilometres southwest of the city of Firminy. Its inhabitants, called laptois and laptoises, count at 1515, with a density of 49.3 inhabitants per square kilometre. Lapte is surrounded by the communes Grézac, Chenereilles and Raucoules.

Geography

The municipality of Lapte covers 30.8 square kilometres. It is located at 860 metres above the Lignon river, where it converges with the Denieres . The river Lignon du Velay also flows through the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department