Jumilhac-le-Grand

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Coordinates: 45°29′41″N 1°03′51″E / 45.4947222222, 1.06416666667

Commune of Jumilhac-le-Grand Château de Jumilhac
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Jumilhac-le-Grand (chief town)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays de Jumilhac-le-Grand
Mayor	Michel Karp
Statistics
Elevation	186 m–442 m (avg. 274 m)
Land area¹	66.67 km²
Population² (1999)	1,213
- Density	18/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	24218/ 24630
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Jumilhac-le-Grand is a commune in the Dordogne département of southwestern France.

The village lies on the road followed by Richard the Lionheart and on one of the many branches of the Camino de Santiago pilgrim route.

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The Château de Jumilhac is classified as an historic building in the Natural Perigord Reserve. The castle was at first a 12th century feudal fortress that has been rebuilt and increased many times; most notably in the 1600s when the castle went through the "rebirth." During this rebirth, new roofs were added that are unique in France. These roofs have enhanced the reputation of the castle, also known as the "Black Pearl" of the Green Perigord for its distinctive black ridge tiles.