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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

Coordinates: 44°48′57″N 1°08′58″E / 44.8158°N 1.1494°E / 44.8158; 1.1494
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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
View of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle and its castle
View of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle and its castle
Location of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is located in France
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Coordinates: 44°48′57″N 1°08′58″E / 44.8158°N 1.1494°E / 44.8158; 1.1494
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementSarlat-la-Canéda
CantonVallée Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Dejean[1]
Area
1
20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
447
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24086 /24250
Elevation51–283 m (167–928 ft)
(avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (French pronunciation: [kastɛlno la ʃapɛl]; Occitan: Castelnòu e La Capèla) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Castelnaud-Fayrac and La Chapelle-Péchaud.[3] It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

The Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is located in the commune.

Geography

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The river Céou flows northward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms all of the commune's northern border.

The village is located above the confluence of the two rivers.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962497—    
1968440−11.5%
1975380−13.6%
1982374−1.6%
1990408+9.1%
1999426+4.4%
2008470+10.3%
2018452−3.8%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
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