Salagnac

Salagnac (French pronunciation: [salaɲak]; Occitan: Salanhac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Salagnac
Commune
A general view of Salagnac
Coat of arms
Location of Salagnac
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Coordinates: 45°18′43″N 1°11′56″E / 45.3119°N 1.1989°E / 45.3119; 1.1989
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Isle-Loue-Auvézère
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Baronnet^[1]
Area ^1	9.08 km^2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	721
• Density	79/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24515 /24160
Elevation	176–354 m (577–1,161 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

During the creation of the French departments in 1790, it first joined the Corrèze department. In 1793 it became part of the Dordogne department.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	734	—
1968	826	+12.5%
1975	1,122	+35.8%
1982	967	−13.8%
1990	990	+2.4%
1999	1,028	+3.8%
2008	891	−13.3%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

 

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