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Lépaud (; oc, L'Espaud) is a commune in the
Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the ea ...
department in the
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in central
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Geography

An area of
farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...
, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Voueize river valley, some northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D14 and the D917 roads. The Montluçon - Guéret Airport is entirely within the commune's borders.


Population


Sights

* The church, dating from the thirteenth century. * The remains of a fifteenth-century castle.


See also

*
Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub