Lavaudieu

Lavaudieu is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

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
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementBrioude
CantonBrioude
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Pascal Piroux
Area
1
17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
243
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43117 /43100
Elevation438–727 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.

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Senouire, which flows west through the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793764—    
1806705−7.7%
1821671−4.8%
1831771+14.9%
1841856+11.0%
1851833−2.7%
1861801−3.8%
1872764−4.6%
1881762−0.3%
1891658−13.6%
1901620−5.8%
1911521−16.0%
1921440−15.5%
1931415−5.7%
1946342−17.6%
1954299−12.6%
1962258−13.7%
1968242−6.2%
1975229−5.4%
1982237+3.5%
1990238+0.4%
1999225−5.5%
2008228+1.3%
2017243+6.6%

Sights
  • Romanesque Lavaudieu Abbey, otherwise Lavaudieu Priory (Abbaye Saint-André de Lavaudieu), built by St Robert, the first abbot of La Chaise-Dieu, in the 11th century,[2] which was at first a Benedictine priory, and later a house of secular canonesses from the Auvergnat nobility. It was raised to the status of abbey in 1719.
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References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Michelin Guide review

See also
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