Arrondissement of Périgueux

The arrondissement of Perigueux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne departement in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Perigueux.
History
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Perigueux was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Perigueux 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 Perigueux is bordered to the north by the arrondissement Nontron, to the east by the Correze department, to the southeast by the arrondissement Sarlat-la-Caneda, 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, Auvezere and Loue flow through the arrondissements of Perigueux.
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:
Communes
The arrondissement of Perigueux 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-Buree (24038)
Boulazac Isle Manoire (24053)
Bourg-des-Maisons (24057)
Bourg-du-Bost (24058)
Bourgnac (24059)
Bourrou (24061)
Bouteilles-Saint-Sebastien (24062)
Campsegret (24077)
Celles (24090)
Chalagnac (24094)
Champagne-et-Fontaine (24097)
Champcevinel (24098)
Chancelade (24102)
Chanterac (24104)
Chapdeuil (24105)
Chassaignes (24114)
Chateau-l'Eveque (24115)
Cherval (24119)
Clermont-de-Beauregard (24123)
Comberanche-et-Epeluche (24128)
Cornille (24135)
Coulounieix-Chamiers (24138)
Coursac (24139)
Coutures (24141)
Creyssac (24144)
Creyssensac-et-Pissot (24146)
Douchapt (24154)
Douville (24155)
Douzillac (24157)
Echourgnac (24159)
Eglise-Neuve-de-Vergt (24160)
Eglise-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-Gresignac (24109)
La Chapelle-Montabourlet (24110)
La Douze (24156)
Issac (24211)
Jaure (24213)
La Jemaye-Ponteyraud (24216)
Lacropte (24220)
Laveyssiere (24233)
Les Leches (24234)
Leguillac-de-l'Auche (24236)
Lisle (24243)
Lusignac (24247)
Manzac-sur-Vern (24251)
Marsac-sur-l'Isle (24256)
Maurens (24259)
Menesplet (24264)
Mensignac (24266)
Montagnac-la-Crempse (24285)
Montagrier (24286)
Montpon-Menesterol (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)
Perigueux (24322)
Petit-Bersac (24323)
Le Pizou (24329)
Razac-sur-l'Isle (24350)
Riberac (24352)
La Roche-Chalais (24354)
Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou (24376)
Saint-Amand-de-Vergt (24365)
Saint-Andre-de-Double (24367)
Saint-Aquilin (24371)
Saint-Astier (24372)
Saint-Barthelemy-de-Bellegarde (24380)
Saint-Crepin-d'Auberoche (24390)
Saint-Etienne-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-Leon-sur-l'Isle (24442)
Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle (24444)
Saint-Martial-d'Artenset (24449)
Saint-Martial-Viveyrol (24452)
Saint-Martin-de-Riberac (24455)
Saint-Martin-des-Combes (24456)
Saint-Martin-l'Astier (24457)
Saint-Maime-de-Pereyrol (24459)
Saint-Meard-de-Drone (24460)
Saint-Medard-de-Mussidan (24462)
Saint-Michel-de-Double (24465)
Saint-Michel-de-Villadeix (24468)
Saint-Pardoux-de-Drone (24477)
Saint-Paul-de-Serre (24480)
Saint-Paul-Lizonne (24482)
Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac (24484)
Saint Privat en Perigord (24490)
Saint-Sauveur-Lalande (24500)
Saint-Severin-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-Eglises (24527)
Segonzac (24529)
Servanches (24533)
Siorac-de-Riberac (24537)
Sorges-et-Ligueux-en-Perigord (24540)
Sourzac (24543)
Tocane-Saint-Apre (24553)
La Tour-Blanche-Cercles (24554)
Trelissac (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:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Dordogne department
Communes of the Dordogne department
References
Perigueux