Lempdes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Lempdes-sur-Allagnon.
Lempdes
Commune
Coat of arms of Lempdes
Coat of arms
Location of Lempdes
Lempdes is located in France
Lempdes
Lempdes
Coordinates: 45°46′19″N 3°11′40″E / 45.7719°N 3.1944°E / 45.7719; 3.1944Coordinates: 45°46′19″N 3°11′40″E / 45.7719°N 3.1944°E / 45.7719; 3.1944
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonPont-du-Château
IntercommunalityClermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri Gisselbrecht[1]
Area
1
12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
8,543
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
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.

Sights[]

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]

The famous 2CV car was invented in Lempdes

Notable people[]

  • Pierre-Jules Boulanger, inventor of 2CV car.
  • Jean-Baptiste Lamy, Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Liste des Maires du Puy de Dôme" [List of Mayors of Puy-de-Dôme] (in French). Association of Rural Mayors of Puy-de-Dôme. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Rapport de présentation du PLU de Lempdes" (PDF). pp. 29, 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-20.
  4. ^ Lempdes: mémoire d'un village; pp. 58-69

Further reading[]

  • 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)



Stub icon

This Puy-de-Dôme geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

Retrieved from ""