Piégut-Pluviers

Piégut-Pluviers
Commune
Town hall

Coat of arms
Piégut-Pluviers
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Piégut-Pluviers
Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 0°41′25″E / 45.6236°N 0.6903°E / 45.6236; 0.6903Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 0°41′25″E / 45.6236°N 0.6903°E / 45.6236; 0.6903
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Canton Périgord Vert Nontronnais
Intercommunality Périgord Vert Granitique
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Didier Vignal
Area1 18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,216
 • Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 24328 /24360
Elevation 216–310 m (709–1,017 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.

Piégut-Pluviers is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune is located 45 km (28 mi) from Angoulême, 65 km (40 mi) from Périgueux and Limoges and 200 km (120 mi) from Bordeaux.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 1,532—    
1968 1,545+0.8%
1975 1,504−2.7%
1982 1,527+1.5%
1990 1,471−3.7%
1999 1,313−10.7%
2008 1,216−7.4%

History

In Gallo-Roman times the place was called Podium Acutum. The castle was destroyed by Richard Lionheart in 1199, only the tower is still to be seen. The market on Wednesday morning has been held here since the seventeenth century.

Tower of Piégut

See also

References

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