Chourgnac
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Chourgnac Chornhac |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda | |
| Canton | Haut-Périgord Noir | |
| Community association | Terrassonnais en Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 14 ′ N , 1 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 149-260 m | |
| surface | 6.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 60 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24640 | |
| INSEE code | 24121 | |
 Town hall ( Mairie ) of Chourgnac |
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Chourgnac (also: Chourgnac-d'Ans , Occitan : Chornhac ) is a French commune with 60 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (before 2016 Aquitaine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda (until 2017 Périgeux ) and the canton of Haut-Périgord Noir, which has existed since 2015 (until 2015 Hautefort ). The residents call themselves Chourgnacois .
geography
Chourgnac is located about 24 kilometers east-northeast of Périgueux . Neighboring communities are Tourtoirac in the north, Sainte-Orse in the south and east, Gabillou in the southwest and Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 113 | 94 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 56 | 68 | 73 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Sulpice church
- Charterhouse of La Chèze, Monument historique
Saint-Sulpice church
Charterhouse of La Chèze
Personalities
- Orélie Antoine de Tounens (1825–1878), adventurer
- Philippe Boiry (1927–2014), lawyer, journalist, purchased pretender to the throne of the " Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia "
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Belgian municipality of Ans in the province of Liège (Wallonia).
