Issac
Issac Eiçac |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Dordogne | |
Arrondissement | Périgueux | |
Canton | Périgord Central | |
Community association | Isle et Crempse en Périgord | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ E | |
height | 57-202 m | |
surface | 23.32 km 2 | |
Residents | 445 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 24400 | |
INSEE code | 24211 | |
Website | http://issac.webou.net/ | |
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Issac ( Occitan : Eiçac ) is a municipality with 445 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Dordogne department in southwestern France in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ). Issac belongs to the Arrondissement of Périgueux and the canton of Périgord Central (until 2015: Canton of Villamblard ).
geography
Issac is located about 18 kilometers north-northwest of the city center of Bergerac and about 22 kilometers southwest of Périgueux in the Perigord . Issac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sourzac in the north and north-west, Saint-Séverin-d'Estissac in the north, Saint-Jean-d'Estissac in the north-east, Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac in the east, Beleyms in the east and south-east, Église- Neuve-d'Issac in the south and Bourgnac in the west.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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526 | 472 | 408 | 354 | 389 | 385 | 380 | 409 | |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Avit church from the 12th century
- Montréal Castle from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, conversion to a castle in the 16th century, Monument historique since 1948/1991
- Maupas Castle from the 14th century
- Saint-Jacques tower from the 15th century, historic monument since 1987
- Chastenet house from the 18th century, monument historique since 1987
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Canadian community of Chandler in the province of Québec since 2014.
Personalities
- Claude Bébéar (* 1935), entrepreneur
- Bernard de Faubournet de Montferrand (* 1945), ambassador, resident of Issac