Piégut-Pluviers

Piégut-Pluviers is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune is located 45 km (28 mi) from Angoulême, 65 km (40 mi) from Périgueux and Limoges and 200 km (120 mi) from Bordeaux.

Piégut-Pluviers
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Piégut-Pluviers
Piégut-Pluviers
Piégut-Pluviers
Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 0°41′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementNontron
CantonPérigord Vert Nontronnais
IntercommunalityPérigord Vert Granitique
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Didier Vignal
Area
1
18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,166
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24328 /24360
Elevation216–310 m (709–1,017 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 1,532    
1968 1,545+0.8%
1975 1,504−2.7%
1982 1,527+1.5%
1990 1,471−3.7%
1999 1,313−10.7%
2008 1,216−7.4%

History

In Gallo-Roman times the place was called Podium Acutum. The castle was destroyed by Richard Lionheart in 1199, only the tower is still to be seen. The market on Wednesday morning has been held here since the seventeenth century.

Tower of Piégut

See also

References

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


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