Coulounieix-Chamiers

Coulounieix-Chamiers
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Coulounieix-Chamiers (main town)
Community association	Le Grand Périgueux
Coordinates	45 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 42 ′ E
height	78–222 m
surface	21.7 km 2
Residents	7,703 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	355 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24600
INSEE code	24138
Website	http://www.coulounieix-chamiers.fr/
	; Château de Rolphie

Coulounieix-Chamiers ( Occitan : Colonhés e Champs Niers ) is a municipality in the French region of Aquitaine with 7,703 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is located in the Dordogne department , belongs to the Périgueux arrondissement and is part of the canton of Coulounieix-Chamiers . The inhabitants are called Colomniérois .

geography

The river Isle forms the northern limit of the parish, which lies in the white Périgord .

Coulounieix-Chamiers is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Perigueux in the north and northeast, Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac in the east and southeast, Coursac in the south and southwest and Marsac-sur-l'Isle in the west.

The southern border of the municipality is the A89 car route .

history

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	5816	7421	8169	8250	8403	8102	8360	7948
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

La Maladrerie

Campniac Grotto, Neolithic Sepulchral Site
Château de la Rolphie from the 16th century
Château des Izards with park, today's cultural center
Château de Plague from the 16th and 17th centuries
La Maladrerie, "English House", infirmary in use since the 12th century, partly for lepers, Monument historique since 1907
Saint-Michel church (in Coulounieix) from the 14th century
Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée-Conception (in Chamiers) church from the 20th century

Partner communities

Portlaoise , County Laoise, Ireland
Venta de Baños , Castile and Leon, Spain

Web links

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