Lavaudieu
Lavaudieu | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Bridge on the Senouire River and St. André abbey. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lavaudieu | |
  Lavaudieu  Lavaudieu | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′49″N 3°27′17″E / 45.2636°N 3.4547°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Brioude |
| Canton | Brioude |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Pascal Piroux[1] |
Area 1 | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 245 |
| • Density | 14.0/km2 (36.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43117 /43100 |
| Elevation | 438–727 m (1,437–2,385 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lavaudieu (French pronunciation: [lavodjø]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Geography
[edit]The village lies on the right bank of the Senouire, which flows west through the commune.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 242 | — |
| 1975 | 229 | −0.79% |
| 1982 | 237 | +0.49% |
| 1990 | 238 | +0.05% |
| 1999 | 225 | −0.62% |
| 2009 | 224 | −0.04% |
| 2014 | 234 | +0.88% |
| 2020 | 250 | +1.11% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
[edit]- Romanesque Lavaudieu Abbey, long known as Lavaudieu Priory (Abbaye Saint-André de Lavaudieu), was established by Robert de Turlande, the first abbot of the nearby Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu, in the 11th century.[4] It was founded as a Benedictine community of nuns but later became a house of secular canonesses (i.e., pious women living in community but not taking religious vows) from the Auvergnat nobility. It was raised to the status of abbey in 1719.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Michelin Guide review
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