[1] The village was first mentioned in sources in 1591, as Lapės manor which belonged to the castellan of Kraków S. Bonar and later the noble Polish family Czacki, and subsequently, it belonged to the families: Siwicki, Ratowt, and in the 19th century to Kacper and Józef Sokołowski.

Lapės thrived in the middle of the 17th century, when the manor was ruled by lt:Jonas Alfonsas Lackis, the Elder of Samogitia and the castellan of Vitebsk.

During his ownership, a new manor house was built and it became a summer residence, often visited by President Antanas Smetona.

A monument dedicated to those who died for the freedom of Lithuania was rebuilt, which originally stood since 1928 but was destroyed during the Soviet era.

In 2005 flag and coat of arms of Lapės were adopted by the decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus.