Saint-Front-de-Pradoux

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Saint-Front-de-Pradoux
Sent Front de Pradon
Saint-Front-de-Pradoux (France)
Saint-Front-de-Pradoux
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Vallée de l'Isle
Community association Isle et Crempse en Périgord
Coordinates 45 ° 3 ′  N , 0 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 3 ′  N , 0 ° 22 ′  E
height 41–157 m
surface 9.01 km 2
Residents 1,160 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 129 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24400
INSEE code

Town hall of Saint-Front-de-Pradoux

Saint-Front-de-Pradoux ( Occitan : Sent Front de Pradon ) is a municipality in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ) with 1,160 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is located in the Dordogne department . The municipality is part of the canton of Vallée de l'Isle (until 2015: canton of Mussidan ) in the Arrondissement of Périgueux .

geography

Saint-Front-de-Pradoux is located in the Périgord Blanc (White Périgord) on the north bank of the Isle . Saint-Front-de-Pradoux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Beauronne in the north, Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle in the east and north-east, Sourzac in the east, Mussidan in the south, Saint-Médard-de-Mussidan in the south-west, Saint- Martin-l'Astier in the west and Saint-Étienne-de-Puycorbier in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 722 785 910 981 1000 929 1032 1161
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Front church from the 19th century
  • former rectory, today's town hall, from the 18th century
  • Beaufort mansion from the 17th century

Parish partnership

A partnership has existed with the French municipality of Romanswiller in the Bas-Rhin (Alsace) department since 1999.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Front-de-Pradoux  - Collection of images, videos and audio files