Villars, Dordogne

Villars
Villars

Coordinates: 45°25′17″N 0°45′21″E / 45.4214°N 0.7558°ECoordinates: 45°25′17″N 0°45′21″E / 45.4214°N 0.7558°E
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Canton Champagnac-de-Belair
Intercommunality Pays de Champagnac-en-Périgord
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Grolhier
Area1 27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 479
 • Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 24582 / 24530
Elevation 125–240 m (410–787 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)

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.

Villars is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Nearby towns include Brantome and Nontron. Villars has a bakery/patisserie and such attractions as the Grotte de Villars and the Abbaye de Boschaud.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,633—    
18001,473−9.8%
18061,310−11.1%
18211,573+20.1%
18311,710+8.7%
18361,735+1.5%
18411,623−6.5%
18461,742+7.3%
18511,772+1.7%
18561,787+0.8%
18611,722−3.6%
18661,723+0.1%
18721,669−3.1%
18761,727+3.5%
18811,684−2.5%
18861,623−3.6%
18911,530−5.7%
18961,507−1.5%
19011,438−4.6%
19061,343−6.6%
19111,235−8.0%
19211,071−13.3%
19261,030−3.8%
19311,013−1.7%
19361,039+2.6%
1946930−10.5%
1954792−14.8%
1962802+1.3%
1968735−8.4%
1975647−12.0%
1982586−9.4%
1990568−3.1%
1999526−7.4%
2008479−8.9%

See also

References

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