Monfaucon (Dordogne)

Monfaucon
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Pays de la Force
Community association	Bergeracoise
Coordinates	44 ° 55 '  N , 0 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '  N , 0 ° 14'  E
height	31-125 m
surface	24.74 km 2
Residents	294 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24130
INSEE code	24277
Website	http://monfaucon-24.sitew.com/

Monfaucon ( Occitan : Mont Faucon ) is a French municipality with 294 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to Arrondissement Bergerac and is part of the Canton of Pays de la Force (2015: District of La Force ). The inhabitants are called Pierrotins .

geography

Monfaucon is located in the Périgord region on the Lidoire River , which also forms the northern municipal boundary. Monfaucon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Géraud-de-Corps in the north, Fraisse in the east, Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud in the southeast, Le Fleix in the south, Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt in the southwest and Saint-Méard -de-Gurçon in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	273	250	186	209	233	232	257	287
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church

Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church

Web links

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