Arrondissement of Périgueux

The **arrondissement of Périgueux** is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne _département_ in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Périgueux.

## History

When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Périgueux was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Périgueux is the central western part of the department and it is the largest of the _arrondissements_ of the Dordogne department, with an area of . It has 189,301 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ of Périgueux is bordered to the north by the _arrondissement_ Nontron, to the east by the Corrèze department, to the southeast by the _arrondissement_ Sarlat-la-Canéda, to the south by the _arrondissement_ Bergerac, to the west by the Gironde and Charente-Maritime departments and to the northwest by the Charente department.

The Isle river, a tributary of the Dordogne river, and its tributaries Dronne, Lizonne, Auvézère and Loue flow through the _arrondissements_ of Périgueux.

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and _arrondissements_:

|rowspan="2"|INSEE Code || rowspan="2" | Canton || colspan="4" | Arrondissements || rowspan="2" | Total||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2403|Brantôme||22|11||**33**|
|2404|Coulounieix-Chamiers|||4||**4**|
|2405|Haut-Périgord Noir|||Part of Bassillac et Auberoche ||30|| **30**|||
|2406|Isle-Loue-Auvézère||28|1||**29**|
|2407|Isle-Manoire|||7||**7**|
|2409|Montpon-Ménestérol|||15||**15**|
|2412|Périgord Central|1||33|1|**35**|
|2414|Périgueux-1|||Part of Périgueux||Part of Périgueux|
|2415|Périgueux-2|||Part of Périgueux||Part of Périgueux|
|2416|Ribérac|||33||**33**|
|2417|Saint-Astier|||11||**11**|
|2421|Thiviers||22|1||**23**|
|2422|Trélissac|||8||**8**|
|2424|Vallée de l'Isle|||21||**21**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Périgueux has 146 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Agonac <small>(24002)</small>
1. Allemans <small>(24007)</small>
1. Annesse-et-Beaulieu <small>(24010)</small>
1. Antonne-et-Trigonant <small>(24011)</small>
1. Bassillac et Auberoche <small>(24026)</small>
1. Beaupouyet <small>(24029)</small>
1. Beauregard-et-Bassac <small>(24031)</small>
1. Beauronne <small>(24032)</small>
1. Beleymas <small>(24034)</small>
1. Bertric-Burée <small>(24038)</small>
1. Boulazac Isle Manoire <small>(24053)</small>
1. Bourg-des-Maisons <small>(24057)</small>
1. Bourg-du-Bost <small>(24058)</small>
1. Bourgnac <small>(24059)</small>
1. Bourrou <small>(24061)</small>
1. Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien <small>(24062)</small>
1. Campsegret <small>(24077)</small>
1. Celles <small>(24090)</small>
1. Chalagnac <small>(24094)</small>
1. Champagne-et-Fontaine <small>(24097)</small>
1. Champcevinel <small>(24098)</small>
1. Chancelade <small>(24102)</small>
1. Chantérac <small>(24104)</small>
1. Chapdeuil <small>(24105)</small>
1. Chassaignes <small>(24114)</small>
1. Château-l'Évêque <small>(24115)</small>
1. Cherval <small>(24119)</small>
1. Clermont-de-Beauregard <small>(24123)</small>
1. Comberanche-et-Épeluche <small>(24128)</small>
1. Cornille <small>(24135)</small>
1. Coulounieix-Chamiers <small>(24138)</small>
1. Coursac <small>(24139)</small>
1. Coutures <small>(24141)</small>
1. Creyssac <small>(24144)</small>
1. Creyssensac-et-Pissot <small>(24146)</small>
1. Douchapt <small>(24154)</small>
1. Douville <small>(24155)</small>
1. Douzillac <small>(24157)</small>
1. Échourgnac <small>(24159)</small>
1. Église-Neuve-de-Vergt <small>(24160)</small>
1. Église-Neuve-d'Issac <small>(24161)</small>
1. Escoire <small>(24162)</small>
1. Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil <small>(24165)</small>
1. Fouleix <small>(24190)</small>
1. Gout-Rossignol <small>(24199)</small>
1. Grand-Brassac <small>(24200)</small>
1. Grignols <small>(24205)</small>
1. Grun-Bordas <small>(24208)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Gonaguet <small>(24108)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Grésignac <small>(24109)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Montabourlet <small>(24110)</small>
1. La Douze <small>(24156)</small>
1. Issac <small>(24211)</small>
1. Jaure <small>(24213)</small>
1. La Jemaye-Ponteyraud <small>(24216)</small>
1. Lacropte <small>(24220)</small>
1. Laveyssière <small>(24233)</small>
1. Les Lèches <small>(24234)</small>
1. Léguillac-de-l'Auche <small>(24236)</small>
1. Lisle <small>(24243)</small>
1. Lusignac <small>(24247)</small>
1. Manzac-sur-Vern <small>(24251)</small>
1. Marsac-sur-l'Isle <small>(24256)</small>
1. Maurens <small>(24259)</small>
1. Ménesplet <small>(24264)</small>
1. Mensignac <small>(24266)</small>
1. Montagnac-la-Crempse <small>(24285)</small>
1. Montagrier <small>(24286)</small>
1. Montpon-Ménestérol <small>(24294)</small>
1. Montrem <small>(24295)</small>
1. Moulin-Neuf <small>(24297)</small>
1. Mussidan <small>(24299)</small>
1. Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac <small>(24303)</small>
1. Neuvic <small>(24309)</small>
1. Parcoul-Chenaud <small>(24316)</small>
1. Paunat <small>(24318)</small>
1. Paussac-et-Saint-Vivien <small>(24319)</small>
1. Périgueux <small>(24322)</small>
1. Petit-Bersac <small>(24323)</small>
1. Le Pizou <small>(24329)</small>
1. Razac-sur-l'Isle <small>(24350)</small>
1. Ribérac <small>(24352)</small>
1. La Roche-Chalais <small>(24354)</small>
1. Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou <small>(24376)</small>
1. Saint-Amand-de-Vergt <small>(24365)</small>
1. Saint-André-de-Double <small>(24367)</small>
1. Saint-Aquilin <small>(24371)</small>
1. Saint-Astier <small>(24372)</small>
1. Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bellegarde <small>(24380)</small>
1. Saint-Crépin-d'Auberoche <small>(24390)</small>
1. Saint-Étienne-de-Puycorbier <small>(24399)</small>
1. Saint-Front-de-Pradoux <small>(24409)</small>
1. Saint-Georges-de-Montclard <small>(24414)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-du-Salembre <small>(24418)</small>
1. Saint-Geyrac <small>(24421)</small>
1. Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac <small>(24422)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-d'Ataux <small>(24424)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-d'Estissac <small>(24426)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-d'Eyraud <small>(24427)</small>
1. Saint-Julien-de-Crempse <small>(24431)</small>
1. Saint-Just <small>(24434)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes <small>(24436)</small>
1. Saint-Léon-sur-l'Isle <small>(24442)</small>
1. Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle <small>(24444)</small>
1. Saint-Martial-d'Artenset <small>(24449)</small>
1. Saint-Martial-Viveyrol <small>(24452)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac <small>(24455)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-des-Combes <small>(24456)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-l'Astier <small>(24457)</small>
1. Saint-Maime-de-Péreyrol <small>(24459)</small>
1. Saint-Méard-de-Drône <small>(24460)</small>
1. Saint-Médard-de-Mussidan <small>(24462)</small>
1. Saint-Michel-de-Double <small>(24465)</small>
1. Saint-Michel-de-Villadeix <small>(24468)</small>
1. Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône <small>(24477)</small>
1. Saint-Paul-de-Serre <small>(24480)</small>
1. Saint-Paul-Lizonne <small>(24482)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac <small>(24484)</small>
1. Saint Privat en Périgord <small>(24490)</small>
1. Saint-Sauveur-Lalande <small>(24500)</small>
1. Saint-Séverin-d'Estissac <small>(24502)</small>
1. Saint-Sulpice-de-Roumagnac <small>(24504)</small>
1. Saint-Victor <small>(24508)</small>
1. Saint-Vincent-de-Connezac <small>(24509)</small>
1. Saint-Vincent-Jalmoutiers <small>(24511)</small>
1. Salon <small>(24518)</small>
1. Sanilhac <small>(24312)</small>
1. Sarliac-sur-l'Isle <small>(24521)</small>
1. Savignac-les-Églises <small>(24527)</small>
1. Segonzac <small>(24529)</small>
1. Servanches <small>(24533)</small>
1. Siorac-de-Ribérac <small>(24537)</small>
1. Sorges-et-Ligueux-en-Périgord <small>(24540)</small>
1. Sourzac <small>(24543)</small>
1. Tocane-Saint-Apre <small>(24553)</small>
1. La Tour-Blanche-Cercles <small>(24554)</small>
1. Trélissac <small>(24557)</small>
1. Val de Louyre et Caudeau <small>(24362)</small>
1. Vallereuil <small>(24562)</small>
1. Vanxains <small>(24564)</small>
1. Vendoire <small>(24569)</small>
1. Vergt <small>(24571)</small>
1. Verteillac <small>(24573)</small>
1. Veyrines-de-Vergt <small>(24576)</small>
1. Villamblard <small>(24581)</small>
1. Villetoureix <small>(24586)</small>

The _communes_ in the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|24322|Périgueux|30,069|Périgueux-1 and Périgueux-2|Le Grand Périgueux|
|24053|Boulazac Isle Manoire|9,823|Isle-Manoire|Le Grand Périgueux|
|24138|Coulounieix-Chamiers|8,089|Coulounieix-Chamiers|Le Grand Périgueux|
|24557|Trélissac|6,732|Trélissac|Le Grand Périgueux|
|24372|Saint-Astier|5,521|Saint-Astier|Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord|
|24294|Montpon-Ménestérol|5,480|Montpon-Ménestérol|Isle Double Landais|
|24312|Sanilhac|4,441|Isle-Manoire|Le Grand Périgueux|
|24102|Chancelade|4,328|Coulounieix-Chamiers|Le Grand Périgueux|
|24352|Ribérac|4,058|Ribérac|Le Pays Ribéracois|
|24309|Neuvic|3,562|Vallée de l'Isle|Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord|
|24256|Marsac-sur-l'Isle|3,125|Coulounieix-Chamiers|Le Grand Périgueux|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Dordogne department
- Communes of the Dordogne department

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Périgueux
- **insee**: 243
- **nbcomm**: 143
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Périgueux
- **area**: 2869.3
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Périgueux 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine