Coursac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux | |
| Canton | Saint-Astier | |
| Community association | Le Grand Périgueux | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ E | |
| height | 89–225 m | |
| surface | 24.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,149 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24430 | |
| INSEE code | 24139 | |
| Website | http://www.coursac.fr/ | |
Coursac ( Occitan : Corsac ) is a French municipality with 2149 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 Saint-Astier . The inhabitants are called Coursacais .
geography
Coursac is located about nine kilometers southwest of Périgueux in the Périgord countryside . The neighboring municipalities of Coursac are Razac-sur-l'Isle in the north and north-west, Coulounieix-Chamiers in the north-east, Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac in the east, Chalagnac in the south-east, Saint-Paul-de-Serre in the south, Manzac-sur -Vern in the southwest and Montrem in the west.
The A89 autoroute runs through the municipality from Bordeaux to Brive-la-Gaillarde .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 509 | 496 | 549 | 877 | 1,175 | 1,345 | 1,573 | 1,998 |
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Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- La Jarthe castle from the 15th and 16th centuries with chapel and dovecote, monument historique since 1948
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Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Belgian municipality of Fernelmont in the Wallonia region since 2000.
