Monpazier
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Commune of Monpazier Town square of Monpazier |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 00° 53' 42" East |
| Latitude | 44° 40' 54" North |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | 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 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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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.
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