Boulazac

Boulazac (French pronunciation: [bulazak]; Limousin: Bolasac) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Boulazac Isle Manoire.^[2]

Boulazac
Part of Boulazac Isle Manoire
Location of Boulazac
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Coordinates: 45°10′19″N 0°46′23″E / 45.1719°N 0.7731°E / 45.1719; 0.7731
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Isle-Manoire
Commune	Boulazac Isle Manoire
Area ^1	14.58 km^2 (5.63 sq mi)
Population  (2019)^[1]	7,133
• Density	490/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	24750
Elevation	83–222 m (272–728 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1800 492 —     1806 497 +1.0% 1821 583 +17.3% 1831 630 +8.1% 1836 595 −5.6% 1841 556 −6.6% 1846 604 +8.6% 1851 628 +4.0% 1856 629 +0.2% 1861 694 +10.3% 1866 674 −2.9% 1872 775 +15.0% 1876 780 +0.6% 1881 804 +3.1% 1886 807 +0.4% 1891 784 −2.9% 1896 781 −0.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 779 −0.3% 1906 770 −1.2% 1911 806 +4.7% 1921 838 +4.0% 1926 1,212 +44.6% 1931 1,402 +15.7% 1936 1,487 +6.1% 1946 2,038 +37.1% 1954 2,337 +14.7% 1962 2,839 +21.5% 1968 3,109 +9.5% 1975 4,557 +46.6% 1982 5,150 +13.0% 1990 5,996 +16.4% 1999 6,051 +0.9% 2008 6,601 +9.1%

Sport

The Boulazac Basket Dordogne (BBD) is a French basketball club, based in Boulazac.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne département

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 14 December 2015 (in French)

Sister Cities

•  Bibbiena, Italy