Lafat
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Lafat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Lafat | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lafat | |
  Lafat  Lafat | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′08″N 1°36′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Dun-le-Palestel |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claude Glénisson[1] |
Area 1 | 21.28 km2 (8.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 328 |
| • Density | 15.4/km2 (39.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23103 /23800 |
| Elevation | 261–368 m (856–1,207 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 583 | — |
| 1968 | 643 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 601 | −6.5% |
| 1982 | 546 | −9.2% |
| 1990 | 458 | −16.1% |
| 1999 | 384 | −16.2% |
| 2008 | 381 | −0.8% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The thirteenth-century chapel.
- A watermill.
