Lupersat
Encyclopedia
Lupersat is a commune
in the Creuse
department in the Limousin
region
in central France
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comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the Tardes
river valley, some 10 miles (16.1 km) northeast of Aubusson
, at the junction of the D38 and the D988 roads.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Creuse
Creuse
Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.-History:Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche....
department in the Limousin
Limousin (région)
Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A large area of farming, lakes and forestryForestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the Tardes
Tardes
Tardes is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising several small villages and hamlets situated by the banks of the river Tardes, some north of Aubusson, between the D993 and the D41....
river valley, some 10 miles (16.1 km) northeast of Aubusson
Aubusson, Creuse
Aubusson is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:...
, at the junction of the D38 and the D988 roads.
Population
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth-century presbyteryPresbytery (architecture)The presbytery is the name for an area in a church building which is reserved for the clergy.In the oldest church it is separated by short walls, by small columns and pilasters in the Renaissance ones; it can also be raised, being reachable by a few steps, usually with railings....
. - A fourteenth-century house at La Chezotte.
- The remains of a fifteenth-century château at Lavaux-Graton.
- A chapelChapelA chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
with a tower, at Monteil-Sugnet