Agonac

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Agonac
Agonac (France)
Agonac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Trélissac
Community association Le Grand Périgueux
Coordinates 45 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 18 ′  N , 0 ° 45 ′  E
height 110-224 m
surface 37.22 km 2
Residents 1,761 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24460
INSEE code
Website http://www.agonac.com/

Agonac is a commune with 1,761 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the north of the department Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Périgueux and the canton Trélissac (until 2015: canton Brantôme ). The inhabitants are called Agonacois .

geography

Agonac is twelve kilometers north-northeast of Périgueux on the Beauronne . Agonac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Front-d'Alemps in the north-east, Sorges in the east, Cornille in the south-east, Champcevinel in the south, Château-l'Évêque in the west and south-west and Brantôme en Périgord in the north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,211 1,162 1,027 1,059 1,342 1,451 1,600 1,690
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Community partnerships

A partnership has existed with the Spanish municipality of Almunia de San Juan in the Aragon region since 1984.

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church from 11th / 12th centuries Century, restored at the end of the 19th century, Monument historique since 1900
  • Notre-Dame chapel from the 19th century
  • Charterhouse of Le Pouliquet from the 19th century
  • Agonac castle and chateau from the 10th century, rebuilt in the 19th century
  • Agonac mansion, built at the end of the 18th century
  • Gourjou castle with chapel
  • Salseyron gate from the 14th century
  • 17th century hospice with pigeon tower

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Agonac  - collection of images, videos and audio files