Lapan, Cher

Lapan
Commune
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Trouy
Intercommunality	CC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Annie Raduget
Area1	10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	18122 / 18340
Elevation	126–174 m (413–571 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lapan (French pronunciation: ​[lapɑ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Cher river valley, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D35 and the D177 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	140	—
1968	146	+4.3%
1975	129	−11.6%
1982	131	+1.6%
1990	137	+4.6%
1999	142	+3.6%
2008	152	+7.0%

Sights

• The eighteenth-century chateau of Houet.
• The watermill.
• The church of St. Caprais, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Lapan on the Quid website