Arrondissement of Périgueux
| Arrondissement of Périgueux | |
|---|---|
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| prefecture | Périgueux |
| Residents | 175.216 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 2,869.33 km² |
| Cantons | 14th |
| Communities | 143 |
| INSEE code | 243 |
 Location of the Périgueux arrondissement in the Dordogne department |
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The Arrondissement Périgueux is an administrative district in the Dordogne department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
history
On March 4, 1790, with the establishment of the Dordogne department, a District de Périgueux was also founded, which was, however, somewhat smaller than the current arrondissement. On February 17, 1800, the arrondissement was founded from it, expanded to include the Excideuil and Mussidan districts. On September 10, 1926 it was expanded to include the dissolved Arrondissement Riberac.
See also: History of the Dordogne department .
geography
The arrondissement borders in the north on the arrondissement Nontron , in the east on the arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde in the department Corrèze ( Limousin ), in the southeast on the arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda , in the south on the arrondissement Bergerac , in the west on the arrondissements Libourne in the Gironde department and Jonzac in the Charente-Maritime department and in the northwest to the Angoulême department in the Charente department .
There are 14 constituencies ( cantons ) in the arrondissement :
- Canton of Brantôme (with 11 of 27 municipalities)
- Canton of Coulounieix-Chamiers
- Canton of Haut-Périgord Noir (with 1 of 31 communes)
- Canton Isle-Loue-Auvézère (with 1 of 29 municipalities)
- Isle-Manoire Canton
- Canton of Montpon-Ménestérol
- Canton of Périgueux-1
- Canton Périgueux-2
- Canton Périgord Central (with 33 out of 36 communes)
- Canton of Ribérac
- Canton of Saint-Astier
- Canton Thiviers (with 1 of 23 municipalities)
- Canton of Trélissac
- Canton of Vallée de l'Isle
See also: List of cantons in the Dordogne department
Communities
The municipalities of the Arrondissement of Périgueux are:
Reorganization of the arrondissements in 2017
As a result of the reorganization of the arrondissements in 2017, the arrondissement Bergerac became the area of the 21 municipalities of Beauregard-et-Bassac , Beleymas , Campsegret , Clermont-de-Beauregard , Douville , Église-Neuve-d'Issac , Issac , Laveyssière , Les Lèches , Maurens , Montagnac-la-Crempse , Moulin-Neuf , Paunat , Saint-Georges-de-Montclard , Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac , Saint-Jean-d'Estissac , Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud , Saint-Julien -de-Crempse , Saint-Martin-des-Combes , Val de Louyre et Caudeau and Villamblard are assigned to the Arrondissement of Périgueux.
Instead , the area of the 28 municipalities of Anlhiac , Biras , Bourdeilles , Brantôme en Périgord , Brouchaud , Bussac , Cherveix-Cubas , Clermont-d'Excideuil , Coulaures , Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans , Excideuil , Eyvirat changed from the Arrondissement of Périgueux , Génis , Mayac , Négrondes , Preyssac-d'Excideuil , Saint-Front-d'Alemps , Saint-Germain-des-Prés , Saint-Jory-las-Bloux , Saint-Martial-d'Albarède , Saint-Médard-d 'Excideuil , Saint-Mesmin , Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil , Saint-Raphaël , Saint-Vincent-sur-l'Isle , Salagnac , Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches and Valeuil to the Arrondissement of Nontron and the area of the 22 communes of Ajat , Azerat , Badefols-d'Ans , Bars , Boisseuilh , Chourgnac , Coubjours , Fossemagne , Gabillou , Granges-d'Ans , Hautefort , La Chapelle-Saint-Jean , Limeyrat , Montagnac-d'Auberoche , Nailhac , Sainte-Eulalie- d'Ans , Sainte-Orse , Sainte-Trie , Teillots , Temple-Laguyon , Thenon and Tourtoirac to the Sarlat-la-Canéda arrondissement .
Former municipalities since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
- Until 2018: Maurens , Laveyssière , Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud , Saint-Julien-de-Crempse
- Until 2016: Bassillac , Blis-et-Born , Breuilh , Cendrieux , Cercles , Eyliac , Festalemps , La Jemaye , La Tour-Blanche , Le Change , Marsaneix , Milhac-d'Auberoche , Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac , Ponteyraud , Saint-Antoine-d'Auberoche , Saint-Antoine-Cumond , Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent Les Bâtons , Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire , Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac , Saint-Privat-des-Prés , Sorges
- Until 2015: Atur , Boulazac , Chenaud , Ligueux , Parcoul , Puymangou , Saint-Aulaye , Sainte-Alvère , Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons , Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire , Sorges