Lesterps

Lesterps
Commune
Entering Lesterps from Confolens
Coat of arms
Location of Lesterps
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Coordinates: 46°00′41″N 0°46′53″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Charente-Vienne
Intercommunality	Charente Limousine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Soupizet[1]
Area ^1	36.03 km^2 (13.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	440
• Density	12/km^2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16182 /16420
Elevation	170–275 m (558–902 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lesterps (French pronunciation: [letɛʁ]; L'Esterp in Limousin, an Occitan dialect) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography

Lesterps is located in Charente Limousin, in the north-east of the Charente department and borders Haute-Vienne. The village of Lesterps, 9 km east of Confolens, is a major market town. It is 16 km from Chabanais, 17 km from Saint-Junien, 42 km from Limoges and 63 km from Angoulême.

The town is well served by roads. The D30, from Confolens to Limoges via Saint-Junien, crosses it from west to east, and the D29, from Saulgond to Brillac, crosses it from south to north. The D82 east of the village goes to Limoges via Saint-Christophe. The nearest train station is  Chabanais, served by TER to Angoulême and Limoges.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	754	—
1975	623	−2.69%
1982	557	−1.59%
1990	560	+0.07%
1999	594	+0.66%
2009	481	−2.09%
2014	491	+0.41%
2020	444	−1.66%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants are called Lesterrois and Lesterroises in French.

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE