Monpazier
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Commune of Monpazier | |
Location | |
Longitude | 00° 53' 42" East |
Latitude | 44° 40' 54" North |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Région | Aquitaine |
Département | Dordogne |
Arrondissement | Bergerac |
Canton | Monpazier |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 144 m–222 m (avg. 200 m) |
Land area¹ | 0.5 km² |
Population² (1999) |
516 |
- Density (1999) | 973/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 24280/ 24540 |
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). | |
Monpazier is a bastide town and a commune in the Dordogne département of France.
It was home to Eleanor of Aquitaine for a time, and Richard II of England. Nearby is the Château du Biron and the Dordogne River.