Chancelade

Chancelade is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The village is the site of Chancelade Abbey.

Chancelade
Commune
The abbey in Chancelade
Location of Chancelade
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Coordinates: 45°12′23″N 0°39′58″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Coulounieix-Chamiers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Serre
Area ^1	16.23 km^2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,262
• Density	260/km^2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24102 /24650
Elevation	73–198 m (240–650 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The so-called "Chancelade man" was found in the nearby Raymonden rock shelter in 1888, the skeleton of an approximately 60-year-old male who was buried there in the Magdalenian, roughly 15,000 years ago.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 906 —     1800 679 −25.1% 1806 703 +3.5% 1821 948 +34.9% 1831 1,093 +15.3% 1836 1,026 −6.1% 1841 1,001 −2.4% 1846 1,141 +14.0% 1851 1,116 −2.2% 1856 1,164 +4.3% 1861 1,181 +1.5% 1866 1,236 +4.7% 1872 1,096 −11.3% 1876 1,227 +12.0% 1881 1,417 +15.5% 1886 1,384 −2.3% 1891 1,349 −2.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,245 −7.7% 1901 1,267 +1.8% 1906 1,092 −13.8% 1911 1,156 +5.9% 1921 1,186 +2.6% 1926 1,164 −1.9% 1931 1,095 −5.9% 1936 1,168 +6.7% 1946 1,271 +8.8% 1954 1,445 +13.7% 1962 1,780 +23.2% 1968 2,002 +12.5% 1975 2,420 +20.9% 1982 3,297 +36.2% 1990 3,718 +12.8% 1999 3,865 +4.0% 2008 4,174 +8.0%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.