Laroche-près-Feyt
Laroche-près-Feyt | |
|---|---|
 The church | |
Location of Laroche-près-Feyt | |
  Laroche-près-Feyt  Laroche-près-Feyt | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′21″N 2°30′27″E / 45.7058°N 2.5075°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Ussel |
| Canton | Ussel |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Chevalier[1] |
Area 1 | 17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 79 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19108 /19340 |
| Elevation | 650–775 m (2,133–2,543 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Laroche-près-Feyt is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Geography
The Chavanon forms the commune's eastern boundary.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 145 | — |
| 1968 | 159 | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 103 | −35.2% |
| 1982 | 115 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 106 | −7.8% |
| 1999 | 82 | −22.6% |
| 2006 | 80 | −2.4% |
| 2011 | 73 | −8.8% |
| 2015 | 67 | −8.2% |
Notable people
The following were born in Laroche-près-Feyt:
- Pierre Flote (middle of 13th century - 11 July 1302), possibly born here, Chancellor to Philip IV, le Bel, éventuellement né à Laroche-près-Feyt.
- Pierre de Besse (1567 - 11 November 1639), preacher to Louis XIII.
- Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806-1881), priest, archaeologist, inventor of graphology.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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