Title: Sarlat-la-Canéda Content: Sarlat-la-Canéda , or simply Sarlat, is a town and commune in southwestern France, in the region of Aquitaine. It is a subprefecture of the Dordogne department. ==History== The city developed around a Carolingian Benedictine abbey in the 13th century. The abbey already existed in the 9th century. it was part of the six great abbeys of the old province of Périgord. The others were Paunat, Belvès, Saint Front de Périgueux, Brantôme and Terrasson. The Carolingian abbey was the only one to be spared by the Vikings because it does not lie on the Dordogne river or its tributaries. In 1317, Sarlat became the seat of a bishop. The city was badly damaged in the Hundred Years' War. After several conflicts it was rebuilt in Renaissance style between 1450 and 1500. In the middle of the 17th century, the city lost political influence and became poorer. On 1 March 1965, the communes of Sarlat and of La Canéda were combined in one commune with the name of Sarlat-la-Canéda. ==Sports== Sports clubs: * Rugby Union: Sarlat Rugby. ==Geography== The commune of Sarlat-la- Canéda has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  Sarlat-la-Canéda is surrounded by the communes Tamniès, Marquay. Marcillac-Saint-Quentin, Proissans, Sainte-Nathalène, Saint-Vincent-le-Paluel, Carsac-Aillac, Vitrac, Vézac and Saint-André-d'Allas. === Climate === Sarlat-la-Canéda has an oceanic climate with template summers (Köppen climate classification: Cfb). == Population == The inhabitants of Sarlat-la-Canéda are known, in French, as Sarladais (women: Sarladaises). With a population of 9,127 (2014), Sarlat-la- Canéda has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Sarlat-la-Canéda Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:12000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2008 text:2008 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 8801 bar:1975 from:0 till: 9765 bar:1982 from:0 till: 9670 bar:1990 from:0 till: 9909 bar:1999 from:0 till: 9707 bar:2008 from:0 till: 9331 bar:2014 from:0 till: 9127 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 8801 fontsize:S text: 8,801 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 9765 fontsize:S text: 9,765 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 9670 fontsize:S text: 9,670 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 9909 fontsize:S text: 9,909 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 9707 fontsize:S text: 9,707 shift:(-18,5) bar:2008 at: 9331 fontsize:S text: 9,331 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 9127 fontsize:S text: 9,127 shift:(-18,5) Sarlat- la-Canéda forms the urban area of Sarlat-la-Canéda with a population of 9,259 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Sarlat-la-Canéda, formed by 17 communes with a population of 19,520 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . ==Administration== Sarlat-la- Canéda is a subprefecture of the Dordogne and the capital of the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda. The commune is the administrative centre  of the canton of Sarlat-la-Canéda', formed with 13 communes. It is part of the intercommunality Sarlat-Périgord Noir . === Important people from the city == *Étienne de La Boétie (1530-1563), lawyer and writer *Henry Sanfourche (1775-1841), colonel of the French Empire. *Gautier de Costes de La Calprenède (about 1610-1663), writer *Pierre Lachambeaudie (1807-1872), poet *Gabriel Tarde (1843-1904), social scientist ==Gallery== File:P1070153 mairie Sarlat.JPG|Sarlat city hall File:Sarlat-medieval-city-by-night-13.jpg|House of La Boétie. File:Sarlat-Saint Sardos.JPG|Saint Sacerdos cathedral. File:P1070142 lanterne des morts Sarlat.JPG|Lantern des Morts. File:SarlatPlaceFrance.jpg|La cour des Chanoines. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda * Communes of the Dordogne department