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.

Composition
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:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Périgueux INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Bergerac  Nontron  Périgueux  Sarlat-la-Canéda2403 Brantôme 2211 332404 Coulounieix-Chamiers 4 42405 Haut-Périgord Noir  Part ofBassillac et Auberoche 30 302406 Isle-Loue-Auvézère 281 292407 Isle-Manoire 7 72409 Montpon-Ménestérol 15 152412 Périgord Central 1331 352414 Périgueux-1 Part of PérigueuxPart of Périgueux2415 Périgueux-2 Part of PérigueuxPart of Périgueux2416 Ribérac 33 332417 Saint-Astier11 112421 Thiviers 221 232422 Trélissac 8 82424 Vallée de l'Isle 21 21

Communes
The arrondissement of Périgueux has 146 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

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