Léguillac-de-l'Auche (French pronunciation: [leɡɥijak də loʃ]; Occitan: Lagulhac de l'Aucha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Léguillac-de-l'Auche | |
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 The church and surroundings in Léguillac-de-l'Auche | |
Location of Léguillac-de-l'Auche  | |
  Léguillac-de-l'Auche  Léguillac-de-l'Auche | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′08″N 0°33′27″E / 45.1856°N 0.5575°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Saint-Astier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Batailler[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.31 km2 (5.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 981 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24236 /24110 |
| Elevation | 70–227 m (230–745 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 383 | — |
| 1975 | 377 | −0.23% |
| 1982 | 493 | +3.91% |
| 1990 | 635 | +3.21% |
| 1999 | 636 | +0.02% |
| 2009 | 886 | +3.37% |
| 2014 | 997 | +2.39% |
| 2020 | 987 | −0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Landmarks
edit- Castle du But, a 15th and 16th centuries, situated on a protected site.
- Château de Faye, former Priory,
- The Feudal era Motte of the Redoubte
- the 19th-century Romanesque Church of Saint-Cloud,
- Ruins of the Priory of La Faye, 13th century.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Ancien prieuré de La Faye, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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