Sourzac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux | |
| Canton | Vallée de l'Isle | |
| Community association | Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 3 ' N , 0 ° 23' E | |
| height | 43-186 m | |
| surface | 23.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,107 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 24400 | |
| INSEE code | 24543 | |
| Website | http://www.sourzac.fr/ | |
Sourzac ( Occitan : Sorzac ) is a commune in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ) with 1,107 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 . The inhabitants are called Sourzacois .
geography
Sourzac is located in the Périgord Blanc (White Périgord) on the southern bank of the Isle . Sourzac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle in the north, Douzillac in the north and northeast, Neuvic in the east and northeast, Saint-Séverin-d'Estissac in the east, Issac in the south and southeast, Bourgnac in the south, Mussidan in the southwest and Saint-Front-de-Pradoux in the west and northwest.
The A89 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 986 | 1,015 | 1,020 | 1,020 | 1.011 | 1,032 | 1,078 | 1.107 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church from the 15th century
- old rectory
- Gabillou cave
- Maupas Castle
- Chaufourg Park
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Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the French municipality of Vigy in the Moselle department since 1990, and with the Portuguese municipality of São Roque in the northern region since 1999.
