Canton of Brantôme
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| Canton of Brantôme | ||
|---|---|---|
| Administration | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine | |
| Department | Dordogne | |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux | |
| Communes | 11 | |
| Chief Town | Brantôme | |
| Cantonal code | 2404 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 220.17 km² | |
| Population | ||
| -1999 | 7,036 | |
| -Density | 31.96/km² | |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | ||
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The Canton of Brantôme is a canton of the Dordogne department, in France. The canton has three postcodes, 24310, 24350 and 24460.
The lowest point is 75 m at the commune of Lisle, Dordogne, the highest point is at Biras at 237 m, the average or the centre is 76 m. The leastly populated commune is Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles with 105 and the most populated commune is Brantôme with 2,043. The second mostly populated commune is Agonac with 1,451.
The canton of Brantôme contains 11 communes and has 7,036 inhabitants.
| Commune | Population | INSEE code | Postal code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agonac | 1,451 | 24460 | 24002 |
| Biras | 362 | 24310 | 24042 |
| Bourdeilles | 777 | 24310 | 24055 |
| Brantôme | 2,043 | 24310 | 24064 |
| Bussac | 322 | 24350 | 24069 |
| Eyvirat | 252 | 24460 | 24170 |
| Lisle | 909 | 24350 | 24243 |
| Saint-Front-d'Alemps | 266 | 24460 | 24408 |
| Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles | 105 | 24310 | 24430 |
| Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches | 193 | 24310 | 24530 |
| Valeuil | 356 | 24310 | 24561 |
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[edit] Population history
| Year | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6,230 | - |
| 1968 | 6,617 | - |
| 1975 | 6,232 | - |
| 1982 | 6,444 | - |
| 1990 | 6,925 | - |
| 1999 | 7,036 | 31.96/km² |
[edit] Other
The canton of Brantôme has schools, lyceum or middle schools, gymnasia, churches, banks, parks and squares.
[edit] External links
- (French) The canton of Brantôme on the INSEE site
- Location of the canton of Brantôme on the map of France
[edit] See also
- Dordogne
- Arrondissements of the Dordogne department
- Cantons of the Dordogne department
- Communes of the Dordogne department
- List of general councillors of the Dordogne department
