Le Pizou

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Le Pizou
Lo Pison
Coat of arms of Le Pizou
Le Pizou (France)
Le Pizou
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Montpon-Ménestérol
Community association Isle Double Landais
Coordinates 45 ° 2 ′  N , 0 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 2 ′  N , 0 ° 4 ′  E
height 19-102 m
surface 17.02 km 2
Residents 1,317 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 77 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24700
INSEE code
Website http://www.lepizou.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Le Pizou

Le Pizou ( Occitan : Lo Pison ) is a French municipality with 1317 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 Montpon-Ménestérol .

geography

Le Pizou is located about 38 kilometers northeast of Bergerac in the Périgord on the river Isle , which borders the municipality in the south. The neighboring municipalities of Le Pizou are Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil in the north and northeast, Montpon-Ménestérol in the east, Ménesplet in the southeast, Moulin-Neuf in the south and Saint-Antoine-sur-l'Isle in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 1035 1037 1251 1255 1172 1094 1159 1317
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 17th century
  • Le Désert Castle, 18th century manor house

Web links

Commons : Le Pizou  - collection of images, videos and audio files