Laroche-près-Feyt

Laroche-près-Feyt is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Laroche-près-Feyt
Commune
The church
Location of Laroche-près-Feyt
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Coordinates: 45°42′21″N 2°30′27″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Ussel
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Chevalier[1]
Area 1	17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	79
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19108 /19340
Elevation	650–775 m (2,133–2,543 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Chavanon forms the commune's eastern boundary.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	145	—
1968	159	+9.7%
1975	103	−35.2%
1982	115	+11.7%
1990	106	−7.8%
1999	82	−22.6%
2006	80	−2.4%
2011	73	−8.8%
2015	67	−8.2%

Notable people

The following were born in Laroche-près-Feyt:

• Pierre Flote (middle of 13th century - 11 July 1302), possibly born here, Chancellor to Philip IV, le Bel, éventuellement né à Laroche-près-Feyt.
• Pierre de Besse (1567 - 11 November 1639), preacher to Louis XIII.
• Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806-1881), priest, archaeologist, inventor of graphology.

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department