Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac | |
| Canton | Pays de Montaigne et Gurson | |
| Community association | Montaigne Montravel et Gurson | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 51 ' N , 0 ° 9' E | |
| height | 7-113 m | |
| surface | 17.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,877 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 105 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24230 | |
| INSEE code | 24370 | |
 Mairie (Town Hall) of Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh |
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Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh is a French commune with 1,877 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh is part of the Bergerac arrondissement and the canton of Pays de Montaigne et Gurson .
geography
Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh is located in southwest France in the Périgord countryside . The municipality is bordered to the south by the Gironde river . Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Nastringues in the north, Fougueyrolles in the northeast, Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt in the east, Eynesse in the south, Pessac-sur-Dordogne and Saint-Avit-de-Soulège in the Southwest, Saint-Seurin-de-Prats in the west and Vélines in the northwest.
history
The municipality was created in 1824 from the merger of the municipalities of Saint-Aulaye and Breuilh .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1287 | 1415 | 1534 | 1523 | 1756 | 1844 | 2022 | 1877 |
Attractions
- Couin Castle
- Saint-Aulaye castle from the 15th century with alterations from the 18th century
- Saint-Pierre church
- Saint-Aulaye church
- Evangelical Reformed Church
Personalities
- Jeanne Baret (1740–1807), naturalist, died here
- Théophile Cart (1855–1931), writer
- Élie Faure (1873–1937), art historian, buried here
