Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
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. 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
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 497 | — |
| 1968 | 440 | −11.5% |
| 1975 | 380 | −13.6% |
| 1982 | 374 | −1.6% |
| 1990 | 408 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 426 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 470 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 452 | −3.8% |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ 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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