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Arrondissement of Bergerac
Arrondissement of France
Location of Bergerac in Dordogne (2017)
Location of Bergerac in Dordogne (2017)
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Communes 133
Subrefecture Bergerac
INSEE code 241
Area
 • Total 2,182 km2 (842 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 111,875
 • Density 51.272/km2 (132.793/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Bergerac is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Bergerac.

History

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

Geography

The arrondissement of Bergerac is in southwestern Dordogne, with an area of 2,182 km2 (842 sq mi). It has 111,875 inhabitants and a population density of 51.3 inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Périgueux, to the east by the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, to the south by the Lot-et-Garonne department and to the west by the Gironde department.

The Dordogne river flows, from east to west, through this arrondissement.

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.

In the arrondissement of Bergerac, there is only one canton where not all its "communes" are in the arrondissement: Périgord central. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Bergerac
INSEE
Code		 Canton Arrondissements Total
Bergerac Nontron Périgueux Sarlat-la-Canéda
2401 Bergerac-1 part of Bergerac part of Bergerac
2402 Bergerac-2 9 + part of Bergerac part of Bergerac
2408 Lalinde 46 46
2410 Pays de la Force 14 14
2411 Pays de Montaigne et Gurson 20 20
2412 Périgord central 1 33 1 35
2419 Sud-Bergeracois 42 42

Communes

The arrondissement of Bergerac has 133 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

  1. Alles-sur-Dordogne (24005)
  2. Badefols-sur-Dordogne (24022)
  3. Baneuil (24023)
  4. Bardou (24024)
  5. Bayac (24027)
  6. Beaumontois en Périgord (24028)
  7. Bergerac (24037)
  8. Biron (24043)
  9. Boisse (24045)
  10. Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières (24048)
  11. Bosset (24051)
  12. Bouillac (24052)
  13. Bouniagues (24054)
  14. Bourniquel (24060)
  15. Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (24068)
  16. Calès (24073)
  17. Capdrot (24080)
  18. Carsac-de-Gurson (24083)
  19. Cause-de-Clérans (24088)
  20. Colombier (24126)
  21. Conne-de-Labarde (24132)
  22. Cours-de-Pile (24140)
  23. Couze-et-Saint-Front (24143)
  24. Creysse (24145)
  25. Cunèges (24148)
  26. Eymet (24167)
  27. Faurilles (24176)
  28. Faux (24177)
  29. Flaugeac (24181)
  30. Le Fleix (24182)
  31. Fonroque (24186)
  32. Fougueyrolles (24189)
  33. Fraisse (24191)
  34. Gageac-et-Rouillac (24193)
  35. Gardonne (24194)
  36. Gaugeac (24195)
  37. Ginestet (24197)
  38. Issigeac (24212)
  39. La Force (24222)
  40. Lalinde (24223)
  41. Lamonzie-Montastruc (24224)
  42. Lamonzie-Saint-Martin (24225)
  43. Lamothe-Montravel (24226)
  44. Lanquais (24228)
  45. Lavalade (24231)
  46. Lembras (24237)
  47. Liorac-sur-Louyre (24242)
  48. Lolme (24244)
  49. Lunas 24246
  50. Marsalès (24257)
  51. Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang (24260)
  52. Mescoules (24267)
  53. Minzac (24272)
  54. Molières (24273)
  55. Monbazillac (24274)
  56. Monestier (24276)
  57. Monfaucon (24277)
  58. Monmadalès (24278)
  59. Monmarvès (24279)
  60. Monpazier (24280)
  61. Monsac (24281)
  62. Monsaguel (24282)
  63. Montaut (24287)
  64. Montazeau (24288)
  65. Montcaret (24289)
  66. Montferrand-du-Périgord (24290)
  67. Montpeyroux (24292)
  68. Mouleydier (24296)
  69. Nastringues (24306)
  70. Naussannes (24307)
  71. Pezuls (24327)
  72. Plaisance (24168)
  73. Pomport (24331)
  74. Pontours (24334)
  75. Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt (24335)
  76. Pressignac-Vicq (24338)
  77. Prigonrieux (24340)
  78. Queyssac (24345)
  79. Rampieux (24347)
  80. Razac-d'Eymet (24348)
  81. Razac-de-Saussignac (24349)
  82. Ribagnac (24351)
  83. Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès (24357)
  84. Sadillac (24359)
  85. Saint-Agne (24361)
  86. Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh (24370)
  87. Saint-Aubin-de-Cadelech (24373)
  88. Saint-Aubin-de-Lanquais (24374)
  89. Saint-Avit-Rivière (24378)
  90. Saint-Avit-Sénieur (24379)
  91. Saint-Capraise-de-Lalinde (24382)
  92. Saint-Capraise-d'Eymet (24383)
  93. Saint-Cassien (24384)
  94. Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde (24385)
  95. Sainte-Croix (24393)
  96. Sainte-Eulalie-d'Eymet (24402)
  97. Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix (24405)
  98. Sainte-Foy-de-Longas (24407)
  99. Saint-Georges-Blancaneix (24413)
  100. Saint-Géraud-de-Corps (24415)
  101. Saint-Germain-et-Mons (24419)
  102. Saint-Géry (24420)
  103. Sainte-Innocence (24423)
  104. Saint-Julien-d'Eymet (24433)
  105. Saint-Laurent-des-Vignes (24437)
  106. Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac (24441)
  107. Saint-Marcel-du-Périgord (24445)
  108. Saint-Marcory (24446)
  109. Saint-Martin-de-Gurson (24454)
  110. Saint-Méard-de-Gurçon (24461)
  111. Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne (24466)
  112. Saint-Nexans (24472)
  113. Saint-Perdoux (24483)
  114. Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud (24487)
  115. Sainte-Radegonde (24492)
  116. Saint-Rémy (24494)
  117. Saint-Romain-de-Monpazier (24495)
  118. Saint-Sauveur (24499)
  119. Saint-Seurin-de-Prats (24501)
  120. Saint-Vivien (24514)
  121. Saussignac (24523)
  122. Serres-et-Montguyard (24532)
  123. Sigoulès (24534)
  124. Singleyrac (24536)
  125. Soulaures (24542)
  126. Thénac (24549)
  127. Trémolat (24558)
  128. Urval (24560)
  129. Varennes (24566)
  130. Vélines (24568)
  131. Verdon (24570)
  132. Vergt-de-Biron (24572)
  133. Villefranche-de-Lonchat (24584)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
24037 Bergerac 27,764 Bergerac-1 and Bergerac-2 Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise
24340 Prigonrieux 4,161 Pays de la Force Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise
24223 Lalinde 2,898 Lalinde Les Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
24167 Eymet 2,645 Sud-Bergeracois Les Portes Sud Périgord
24222 La Force 2,586 Pays de la Force Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise
24335 Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt 2,514 Pays de Montaigne et Gurson Le Pays Foyen
24225 Lamonzie-Saint-Martin 2,413 Pays de la Force Communauté d'agglomération Bergeracoise
24068 Le Buisson-de-Cadouin 2,036 Lalinde Les Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
24370 Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh 1,945 Pays de Montaigne et Gurson Montaigne Montravel et Gurson
24028 Beaumontois en Périgord 1,900 Lalinde Les Bastides Dordogne-Périgord

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