Lempdes (;

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The neo-romanesque parish church of St Étienne was built in 1867, replacing a previous church building that dated from the 12th century. It is first recorded in a document of the beginning of the 13th century.''Lempdes: mémoire d'un village''; pp. 58-69

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* Pierre-Jules Boulanger, inventor of 2CV car. *

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