Lesterps (French pronunciation: [letɛʁ]; L'Esterp in Limousin, an Occitan dialect) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Lesterps | |
|---|---|
 Entering Lesterps from Confolens | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lesterps  | |
  Lesterps  Lesterps | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′41″N 0°46′53″E / 46.0114°N 0.7814°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Vienne |
| Intercommunality | Charente Limousine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Soupizet[1] |
Area 1 | 36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 441 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16182 /16420 |
| Elevation | 170–275 m (558–902 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLesterps is located in Charente Limousin, in the north-east of the Charente department and borders Haute-Vienne. The village of Lesterps, 9 km east of Confolens, is a major market town. It is 16 km from Chabanais, 17 km from Saint-Junien, 42 km from Limoges and 63 km from Angoulême.
The town is well served by roads. The D30, from Confolens to Limoges via Saint-Junien, crosses it from west to east, and the D29, from Saulgond to Brillac, crosses it from south to north. The D82 east of the village goes to Limoges via Saint-Christophe. The nearest train station is Chabanais, served by TER to Angoulême and Limoges.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 754 | — |
| 1975 | 623 | −2.69% |
| 1982 | 557 | −1.59% |
| 1990 | 560 | +0.07% |
| 1999 | 594 | +0.66% |
| 2009 | 481 | −2.09% |
| 2014 | 491 | +0.41% |
| 2020 | 444 | −1.66% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants are called Lesterrois and Lesterroises in French.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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