Lanouaille
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Nontron | |
| Canton | Isle-Loue-Auvézère | |
| Community association | Isle-Loue-Auvézère en Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 24 ' N , 1 ° 8' E | |
| height | 198-342 m | |
| surface | 23.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,017 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24270 | |
| INSEE code | 24227 | |
.jpg) Interior of the Saint-Pierre-ès-Liebs church |
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Lanouaille is a French commune with 1,017 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nontron and the Isle-Loue-Auvézère .
geography
The municipality in the east of the Périgord Vert extends over a plateau between the upper Loue , which forms the western border of the municipality, and the Auvézère valley , about 40 kilometers northeast of Périgueux and 50 kilometers south of Limoges .
Lanouaille is surrounded by the following municipalities:
- Angoisse in the north
- Savignac-Lédrier in the southeast
- Génis and Anlhiac in the south
- Preyssac-d'Excideuil (point of contact) and Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil in the southwest
- Dussac in the west
- Sarlande in the northwest
etymology
The name Lanouaille is derived from La Nouvelle meaning “the new (city)”.
history
In 1801 Lanouaille became the capital of the canton, while before that it was the neighboring town of Dussac . In 1944 the place suffered reprisals by the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" on their way to Normandy .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | |
| Residents | 1085 | 1025 | 1026 | 1006 | 976 | 967 | 984 | 1019 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Note Lanoaille Notice communale de Lanouaille of the website "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui"
