Monfaucon (Dordogne)
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Dordogne | |
Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
Canton | Pays de la Force | |
Community association | Bergeracoise | |
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
Web links
Commons : Monfaucon - collection of images, videos and audio files