Brantôme, Dordogne

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Commune of Brantôme
Location
Longitude 0° 38' 59" (0.649773) E
Latitude 45° 21' 54" N (45.365)
Administration
Country France
Région Aquitaine
Département Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Brantôme
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Haute-Saintonge
Statistics
Altitude 94 m–208 m
(avg. N/A m)
Land area¹ 34.65 km²
Population²
(1999)		 2,043
 - Density (1999) 58/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 24064/ 24310
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Brantôme is a commune in the canton of Brantôme in the department of Dordogne, which is in the Aquitaine région of France. The canton seat is located to its east. The ancient Roman Road of Via Lemovicensis runs through Brantôme. The commune is situated by the river known as the Dronne.

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[edit] Historical population

Year Population Density Percent of the canton
1962 1,966 - -
1968 1,991 - -
1975 2,026 - -
1982 2,101 - -
1990 2,080 - -
1999 2,043 58/km² 29.04%

[edit] Other

Brantôme has a school, a church, a park and a square. It is referred to regionally as 'the Venice of the Perigord'

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