Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

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Coordinates: 44°50′46″N 0°54′37″E / 44.8461111111, 0.910277777778

Commune of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Location
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (France)
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Administration
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Périgueux
Canton Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Cadouin
Statistics
Elevation 43 m–248 m
(avg. 64 m)
Land area¹ 50.37 km²
Population²
(1999)		 2,075
 - Density 41/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 24068/ 24470
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.
France

Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (Occitan: Lo Boisson de Cadonh) is a commune in the canton of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin of the Dordogne department in the Aquitaine région in France. It is connected with an ancient Roman road known as the Via Lemovicensis. The commune is situated by the Dordogne.

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[edit] Historical population

Year Population Density Percent of the canton
1962 2,029 - -
1968 2,062 - -
1975 2,078 - -
1982 2,061 - -
1990 2,003 - -
1999 2,075 41/km² 57.26%

[edit] History

In 1893, the commune of Cabans was renamed Le Buisson. Later in 1960, Cussas and Le Buisson merged to form Le Buisson. In 1974, three more communes including Cadouin, Le Buisson-Cussac, Paleyrac and Urval became with the new name Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin. Urval separated in 1989.

[edit] Industrial sector

  • Agriculture: 4%
  • Commercial and manufacturing: 12%
  • Servives: 8%
  • Intermediary professions: 14%
  • Employees: 36%
  • Others: 25%

[edit] Demographics

  • Students: 4.05%
  • Single parent family: 10.39%

[edit] Points of interest

The village of Buisson features a rural cinema with the most entries in France.

[edit] Persons

  • Pierre Gravellier

[edit] Other

Le Buisson-de-Cadouin has a school, a church, a park and a square.

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