Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɛʁ laplo], literally Saint-Merd of Lapleau; Occitan: Sent Merd de la Pléu) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Location of Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
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Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau is located in France
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Coordinates: 45°15′28″N 2°04′57″E / 45.2578°N 2.0825°E / 45.2578; 2.0825
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementUssel
CantonÉgletons
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marion Guichon[1]
Area
1
24.5 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
180
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19225 /19320
Elevation251–610 m (823–2,001 ft)
(avg. 570 m or 1,870 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962223—    
1968292+30.9%
1975213−27.1%
1982194−8.9%
1990156−19.6%
1999140−10.3%
2008128−8.6%

Notable people edit

  • Antoine Jourde (1848–1923), socialist politician, born in Saint-Merd

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.