Laroche-près-Feyt

Laroche-près-Feyt
Commune
The church
Location of Laroche-près-Feyt
Laroche-près-Feyt Location within France Laroche-près-Feyt Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°42′21″N 2°30′27″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Ussel
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Chevalier
Area 1	17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	80
• 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	159	—
1975	103	−6.01%
1982	115	+1.59%
1990	106	−1.01%
1999	82	−2.81%
2007	79	−0.46%
2012	74	−1.30%
2017	63	−3.17%
2023	80	+4.06%
Source: INSEE

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

• Communes of the Corrèze department