Lapan (French pronunciation: [lapɑ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

A small farming village situated in the Cher river valley, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D35 and the D177 roads.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	140	—
1968	146	+4.3%
1975	129	−11.6%
1982	131	+1.6%
1990	137	+4.6%
1999	142	+3.6%
2008	152	+7.0%

• The eighteenth-century chateau of Houet.
• The watermill.
• The church of St. Caprais, dating from the twelfth century.

• Communes of the Cher department

• Lapan on the Quid website (in French)