Abjat-sur-Bandiat

Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Commune
The church in Abjat-sur-Bandiat
The church in Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Coat of arms of Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Coat of arms
Location of Abjat-sur-Bandiat
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Abjat-sur-Bandiat is located in France
Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Abjat-sur-Bandiat is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Coordinates: 45°35′09″N 0°45′32″E / 45.585833°N 0.758889°E / 45.585833; 0.758889
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementNontron
CantonPérigord Vert Nontronnais
IntercommunalityPérigord Nontronnais
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Fabrice Chateau[1]
Area
1
27.62 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
631
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Abjacois, Abjacoises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24001 /24300
Elevation196–355 m (643–1,165 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Abjat-sur-Bandiat (French pronunciation: [abʒa syʁ bɑ̃dja], literally Abjat on Bandiat; Occitan: Ajac de Bandiat) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was simply known as Abjat until 1975.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,233—    
1800 1,376+1.58%
1806 1,256−1.51%
1821 1,600+1.63%
1831 1,642+0.26%
1836 1,591−0.63%
1841 1,621+0.37%
1846 1,679+0.71%
1851 1,645−0.41%
1856 1,678+0.40%
1861 1,602−0.92%
1866 1,623+0.26%
1872 1,548−0.79%
1876 1,630+1.30%
1881 1,713+1.00%
1886 1,703−0.12%
1891 1,716+0.15%
1896 1,685−0.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,689+0.05%
1906 1,701+0.14%
1911 1,650−0.61%
1921 1,438−1.37%
1926 1,368−0.99%
1931 1,194−2.68%
1936 1,207+0.22%
1946 1,179−0.23%
1954 957−2.57%
1962 949−0.10%
1968 837−2.07%
1975 716−2.21%
1982 687−0.59%
1990 693+0.11%
1999 624−1.16%
2009 650+0.41%
2014 642−0.25%
2020 627−0.39%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[3] and INSEE[4]

Sport

Every year, since 1991, the French conkers championship is held in the village.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abjat-sur-Bandiat, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ ffconkers website Archived August 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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