Lesterps | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Lesterps (Charente).svg |
Arrondissement: | Confolens |
Canton: | Charente-Vienne |
Insee: | 16182 |
Postal Code: | 16420 |
Mayor: | Daniel Soupizet[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Charente Limousine |
Coordinates: | 46.0114°N 0.7814°W |
Elevation M: | 260 |
Elevation Min M: | 170 |
Elevation Max M: | 275 |
Area Km2: | 36.03 |
Lesterps (in French pronounced as /letɛʁ/; L'Esterp in Limousin, an Occitan dialect) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
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.
The inhabitants are called Lesterrois and Lesterroises in French.