Coordinates: 45°46′19″N 3°11′40″E / 45.7719°N 3.1944°E / 45.7719; 3.1944

Lempdes

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Lempdes
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CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonPont-du-Château
IntercommunalityClermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri Gisselbrecht[1]
Area
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12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63193 /63370
Elevation317–505 m (1,040–1,657 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lempdes (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ːd]; Auvergnat: Lende) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,546—    
1975 5,836+7.38%
1982 8,015+4.64%
1990 8,591+0.87%
1999 8,401−0.25%
2007 8,331−0.10%
2012 8,348+0.04%
2017 8,409+0.15%
Source: INSEE[2]

Sights

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The neo-romanesque parish church of St Étienne was built in 1867, replacing a previous church building that dated from the 12th century.[3] It is first recorded in a document of the beginning of the 13th century.[4]

File:Monument commémoratif de l'invention de la 2CV à Lempdes.JPG
The famous 2CV car was invented in Lempdes

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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  4. ^ Lempdes: mémoire d'un village; pp. 58-69

Further reading

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  • Lempdes: mémoire d'un village. Lempdes: Association "Lempdes: mémoire d'un village", 2000 ("Un recueil de souvenirs ... le fruit d'un long travail dont les Amis du Vieux Lempdes ont été les artisans"—preface)

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