Varaignes

Varaignes (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛɲ]; Occitan: Varanha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Varaignes
Commune
The town hall in Varaignes
Coat of arms
Location of Varaignes
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Coordinates: 45°35′56″N 0°31′54″E / 45.5989°N .53167°E / 45.5989; .53167
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Périgord Vert Nontronnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ghislaine Le Moël^[1]
Area ^1	16.60 km^2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	362
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24565 /24360
Elevation	115–241 m (377–791 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 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.	±%
1962	516	—
1968	457	−11.4%
1975	436	−4.6%
1982	436	+0.0%
1990	432	−0.9%
1999	418	−3.2%
2008	419	+0.2%

International relations

Varaignes is twinned with Makrinitsa, Greece.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

 

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