La Tour-Blanche-Cercles (French pronunciation: [la tuʁ blɑ̃ʃ sɛʁkl]; Occitan: La Tor Blancha e Cercle) is a commune in the department of Dordogne, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of La Tour-Blanche (the seat) and Cercles.[3]
La Tour-Blanche-Cercles | |
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.JPG) A general view of La Tour-Blanche | |
Location of La Tour-Blanche-Cercles  | |
  La Tour-Blanche-Cercles  La Tour-Blanche-Cercles | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′58″N 0°26′46″E / 45.366°N 0.446°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Ribérac |
| Intercommunality | Périgord Ribéracois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Bonnefond[1] |
Area 1 | 23.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 555 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24554 /24320 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2016 (in French)
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