Château-l'Évêque

Château-l'Évêque is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Château-l'Évêque
Commune
The town hall in Château-l'Évêque
Coat of arms
Location of Château-l'Évêque
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Coordinates: 45°14′47″N 0°41′11″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Trélissac
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Daugiéras
Area ^1	35.68 km^2 (13.78 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,170
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24115 /24460
Elevation	92–233 m (302–764 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,462 —     1800 1,481 +1.3% 1806 1,510 +2.0% 1821 1,509 −0.1% 1831 1,590 +5.4% 1836 1,610 +1.3% 1841 1,360 −15.5% 1846 1,566 +15.1% 1851 1,605 +2.5% 1856 1,557 −3.0% 1861 1,553 −0.3% 1866 1,570 +1.1% 1872 1,544 −1.7% 1876 1,515 −1.9% 1881 1,598 +5.5% 1886 1,578 −1.3% 1891 1,582 +0.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,563 −1.2% 1901 1,491 −4.6% 1906 1,372 −8.0% 1911 1,377 +0.4% 1921 1,265 −8.1% 1926 1,221 −3.5% 1931 1,216 −0.4% 1936 1,211 −0.4% 1946 1,130 −6.7% 1954 1,186 +5.0% 1962 1,191 +0.4% 1968 1,173 −1.5% 1975 1,235 +5.3% 1982 1,378 +11.6% 1990 1,701 +23.4% 1999 1,760 +3.5% 2008 2,001 +13.7%

Castle

The castle of Chateau-L'Eveque was built in the 14th century by the bishop of Périgueux, and was partly destroyed and restored in the 15th and 16th centuries. The park and castle are open to visitors.[2]

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Welcome in Château de Château l'Évêque". Château de Château l'Évêque. Retrieved 1 October 2019.