Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau

Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau is located in France
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Location within France
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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
 (2023)[2]
205
 • Density8.37/km2 (21.7/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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 292—    
1975 213−4.41%
1982 194−1.33%
1990 156−2.69%
1999 140−1.20%
2007 130−0.92%
2012 188+7.66%
2017 174−1.54%
2023 205+2.77%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE