Payzac (Dordogne)
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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 ° 13' E | |
| height | 236-374 m | |
| surface | 47.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 980 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24270 | |
| INSEE code | 24320 | |
Payzac is a French village with 980 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Nontron and the canton of Isle-Loue-Auvézère . The place lies on a hill above the valley of the river Auvézère .
history
In the Middle Ages, Payzac belonged to the Vice-County of Limoges . In 1608 it was sold to the du Mas de Paysac family .
The place was written Peisac , Peyzac , Paysac , then Payzac since the end of the 19th century . In 1961 the official Payzac-de-Lanouaille was replaced by Payzac .
Population development
- 1962: 1308
- 1968: 1,407
- 1975: 1308
- 1982: 1205
- 1990: 1106
- 1999: 1041
- 2016: 983
Personalities
- Jean-Pierre Timbaud (1904–1941), metal worker and secretary of the French communist trade union CGT
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Web links
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