Abjat-sur-Bandiat

Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Commune
The church in Abjat-sur-Bandiat

Coat of arms
Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Coordinates: 45°35′09″N 0°45′32″E / 45.585833°N 0.758889°E / 45.585833; 0.758889Coordinates: 45°35′09″N 0°45′32″E / 45.585833°N 0.758889°E / 45.585833; 0.758889
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Canton Périgord Vert Nontronnais
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Périgord Nontronnais
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Pierre Villechalane
Area1 27.62 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 642
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 24001 /24300
Elevation 196–355 m (643–1,165 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Abjat-sur-Bandiat is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was simply known as Abjat until 1975.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962725—    
1968837+15.4%
1975716−14.5%
1982687−4.1%
1990693+0.9%
1999624−10.0%
2008651+4.3%
2014642−1.4%

Sport

Every year, since 1991, the French conkers championship is held in the village.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ffconkers website Archived August 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
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