Lorcières
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Lorcières (French pronunciation: [lɔʁsjɛʁ]；Occitan: Lorsèira) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.
Lorcières | |
|---|---|
 Location of Lorcières | |
  Lorcières Location within France  Lorcières Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′30″N 3°16′29″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Canton | Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Flour Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Brun[1] |
Area 1 | 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 162 |
| • Density | 7.42/km2 (19.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15107 /15320 |
| Elevation | 760–1,341 m (2,493–4,400 ft) (avg. 820 m or 2,690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 330 | — |
| 1975 | 271 | −2.77% |
| 1982 | 259 | −0.64% |
| 1990 | 263 | +0.19% |
| 1999 | 222 | −1.87% |
| 2007 | 205 | −0.99% |
| 2012 | 182 | −2.35% |
| 2017 | 173 | −1.01% |
| 2023 | 162 | −1.09% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
