Lavaudieu | |
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Commune | |
![]() Bridge on the Senouire River and St. André abbey. | |
Coordinates: 45°15′49″N 3°27′17″E / 45.2636°N 3.4547°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Loire |
Arrondissement | Brioude |
Canton | Brioude |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Pascal Piroux[1] |
Area 1 | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 247 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 43117 /43100 |
Elevation | 438–727 m (1,437–2,385 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lavaudieu (French pronunciation: [lavodjø]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Senouire, which flows west through the commune.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 242 | — |
1975 | 229 | −0.79% |
1982 | 237 | +0.49% |
1990 | 238 | +0.05% |
1999 | 225 | −0.62% |
2009 | 224 | −0.04% |
2014 | 234 | +0.88% |
2020 | 250 | +1.11% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Sights
- Romanesque Lavaudieu Abbey, otherwise Lavaudieu Priory (Abbaye Saint-André de Lavaudieu), built by St Robert, the first abbot of La Chaise-Dieu, in the 11th century,[4] which was at first a Benedictine priory, and later a house of secular canonesses from the Auvergnat nobility. It was raised to the status of abbey in 1719.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Michelin Guide review