Lafat

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Marie-Claude Glénisson^[1]Area21.28 km² (8.22 sq mi)Population320 • Density15/km² (39/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation261–368 m (856–1,207 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lafat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D49 and the D69 roads. The small rivers Sédelle and Brézentine, tributaries of the Creuse, flow through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	583	—
1968	643	+10.3%
1975	601	−6.5%
1982	546	−9.2%
1990	458	−16.1%
1999	384	−16.2%
2008	381	−0.8%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The thirteenth-century chapel.
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References