Canton of Saint-Cyprien

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Canton of Saint-Cyprien

Canton de Saint-Cyprien
Région Aquitaine
Département Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-le-Canedá
Chief town Saint-Cyprien
Communes 14
Cantonal code 24 32
Councillor general
Population 6,483
(1999)
Area 185.35 km²/19,536 ha
= 33.18/km²

The Canton of Saint-Cyprien is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. The canton has two postcodes, 24220, 24260 for Audrix and Saint-Chamassy and 24620 for Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil and Tursac. The lowest point is 45 m at the commune of Coux-et-Bigaroque, the highest point is at Bézenac at 317 m, the average or the centre is 96 m. The leastly populated commune is Bézenac with 129 and the most populated commune is Saint-Cyprien with 1,522. The second mostly populated commune is Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil with 909.

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[edit] Communes of Saint-Cyprien

The canton of Saint-Cyprien contains 13 communes and has 6,153 inhabitants.

Commune Population INSEE code Postal code
Allas-les-Mines 224 24220 24006
Audrix 238 24260 24015
Berbiguières 177 24220 24036
Bézenac 129 24220 24041
Castels 445 24220 24087
Coux-et-Bigaroque 818 24220 24142
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil 909 24620 24172
Marnac 192 24220 24254
Meyrals 468 24220 24268
Mouzens 227 24220 24298
Saint-Chamassy 443 24260 24388
Saint-Cyprien 1,522 24220 24396
Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse 351 24220 24510
Tursac 340 24620 24559

[edit] Population history

Year Population Density
1962 5,849 -
1968 6,313 -
1975 5,940 -
1982 6,052 -
1990 6,086 -
1999 6,483 33.18/km²

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

[edit] Other

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

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