Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare
Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare Lo Lardin e Sent Lazar |
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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 ° 8 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ E | |
height | 79-246 m | |
surface | 10.85 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,753 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 162 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 24570 | |
INSEE code | 24229 | |
Website | http://www.le-lardin.fr/ |
Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare ( Occitan : Lo Lardin e Sent Lazar ) is a municipality ( commune ) in southwestern France with 1,753 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne department in the northeast of the Aquitaine region . Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare is part of the Sarlat-la-Canéda arrondissement and the Haut-Périgord Noir canton .
location
Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare is located in the old cultural landscape of the Périgord near the border with the Limousin about 40 kilometers east-southeast of Périgueux and about 24 kilometers west-southwest of Brive-la-Gaillarde . The Vézère forms the southern municipal boundary. Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Beauregard-de-Terrasson in the north, Terrasson-la-Villedieu in the east, Condat-sur-Vézère in the south, Les Farges in the southwest, La Bachellerie in the west and Peyrignac in the north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,160 | 1,761 | 1,982 | 2,037 | 2,047 | 1,846 | 2,000 | 1,862 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
economy
As the municipality's coat of arms shows, the paper industry in Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare is an important economic factor in the region.
Attractions
- Peyraux Castle from the 17th century, since 1948/1975 Monument historique