Échourgnac

Échourgnac Eschornhac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Montpon-Ménestérol
Community association	Isle Double Landais
Coordinates	45 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  E
height	57-131 m
surface	34.88 km 2
Residents	392 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24410
INSEE code	24159
Website	http://www.echourgnac.net/

Échourgnac ( Occitan : Eschornhac ) is a French municipality with 392 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Périgueux and the canton of Montpon-Ménestérol .

geography

Échourgnac is located about 39 kilometers west-southwest of Périgueux in the Périgord . The river Durche has its source here . The neighboring municipalities of Échourgnac are Saint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers in the north, La Jemaye in the east and northeast, Saint-Michel-de-Double in the southeast, Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bellegarde in the south and Servanches in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	511	445	401	443	411	402	417	418
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 19th century
• Cistercian monastery of Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance, founded in 1868
• Domain Le Parcot, Monument historique

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  Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church

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  Cistercian monastery

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  Parcot domain building

Web links

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