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Saint-Astier |
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Saint-Astier
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Saint-Astier |
| Intercommunality | Astérienne Isle et Vern |
| Mayor | Jacques Monmarson (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 58–222 m (190–728 ft) (avg. 108 m/354 ft) |
| Land area1 | 34.25 km2 (13.22 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,383 (2008) |
| - Density | 157 /km2 (410 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24372/ 24110 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Astier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It takes its name from a sixth-century saint.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,216 | — |
| 1800 | 1,985 | −10.4% |
| 1806 | 2,263 | +14.0% |
| 1821 | 2,518 | +11.3% |
| 1831 | 2,546 | +1.1% |
| 1836 | 2,613 | +2.6% |
| 1841 | 2,561 | −2.0% |
| 1846 | 2,769 | +8.1% |
| 1851 | 2,826 | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 2,931 | +3.7% |
| 1861 | 2,879 | −1.8% |
| 1866 | 2,913 | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 2,891 | −0.8% |
| 1876 | 2,961 | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 3,280 | +10.8% |
| 1886 | 3,581 | +9.2% |
| 1891 | 3,201 | −10.6% |
| 1896 | 3,073 | −4.0% |
| 1901 | 2,942 | −4.3% |
| 1906 | 3,042 | +3.4% |
| 1911 | 3,204 | +5.3% |
| 1921 | 2,953 | −7.8% |
| 1926 | 3,053 | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 3,067 | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 3,073 | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 3,415 | +11.1% |
| 1954 | 3,933 | +15.2% |
| 1962 | 4,256 | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 4,052 | −4.8% |
| 1975 | 4,093 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 4,416 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 4,780 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 5,091 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 5,383 | +5.7% |