Metochi (
Greek: Μετόχι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Larissos, western
Achaea,
Greece. The community consists of the villages Metochi, Vouprasio, Neo Vouprasio and Lappas. Lappas was the seat of the former municipality of Larissos. Metochi is located in the plains near the
Ionian Sea coast, 5 km south of
Araxos, 3 km southwest of
Araxos Airport, 14 km west of
Kato Achaia and 32 km west of
Patras. The
Prokopos lagoon, which is fed by the river
Larissos, is 1 km north of Metochi. Lappas is on the
Greek National Road 9 (Patras -
Pyrgos) and on the railway from Patras to Pyrgos.
Historical population
| Year |
Village population |
Community population
|
| 1981 |
- |
1,723
|
| 1991 |
571 |
-
|
| 2001 |
644 |
2,110
|
| 2011 |
349 |
1,483
|
| 2021 |
383 |
1,435
|
See also
References