Canton of Ribérac

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Canton of Ribérac

Canton de Ribérac
Région Aquitaine
Département Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Chief town Ribérac
Communes 13
Cantonal code 24 28
Councillor general
Population 8,365
(1999)
Area 187.12 km²/18,712 ha
Density 44.7/km²

The Canton of Ribérac is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. its postcodes 24600. The lowest point is 43 m at the commune of Petit-Bersac, the highest point is at Saint-Sulpice-de-Roumagnac at 209 m, the average or the centre is 109 m. The leastly populated commune is Chassaignes with 90 and the most populated commune is Ribérac with 4,000. The second mostly populated commune is Villetoureix with 762, five times more than the canton's chief town.

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[edit] Communes of Ribérac

The canton of Ribérac contains 13 communes and has 6,153 inhabitants.

Commune Population INSEE code Postal code
Allemans 540 24600 24007
Bourg-du-Bost 200 24600 24058
Chassaignes 90 24600 24114
Comberanche-et-Épeluche 120 24600 24128
Petit-Bersac 195 24600 24323
Ribérac 4,000 24600 24352
Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac 654 24600 24455
Saint-Méard-de-Drône 433 24600 24460
Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône 215 24600 24477
Saint-Sulpice-de-Roumagnac 226 24600 24504
Siorac-de-Ribérac 265 24600 24537
Vanxains 665 24600 24564
Villetoureix 762 24600 24586

The population grew until the 1968 census and dropped until 1975, the population grew slowly since the 1980s and the 1982 census.

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The canton of Saint-Cyprien has schools, lyceum or middle schools, gymnasia, churches, banks, parks and squares.

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