Prats-du-Périgord

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Location of Prats-du-Périgord
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(2020–2026) Christian Eymery[1]Area
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10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
146 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
24337 /24550
Elevation178–305 m (584–1,001 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prats-du-Périgord (French pronunciation: [pʁa dy peʁiɡɔʁ]; Occitan: Prats de Perigòrd) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962247—    
1968238−3.6%
1975197−17.2%
1982212+7.6%
1990199−6.1%
1999183−8.0%
2008164−10.4%
2016147−10.4%

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

Église Saint-Maurice de Prats-du-Périgord

The main part of the church was built in 12th and 13th centuries as part of a commandery of the Knights Hospitaller order.[3] The entrance is a through a tall flat bell-tower with four bell openings into the church's nave.[3] The chevet-aspe is extremely high and is fortified with murder holes or meurtrière.[3] The church is the property of the municipality and was registered as a historical monument on 24 June 1948.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Maurice de Prats, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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