Varaignes

Varaignes
Commune

Coat of arms
Varaignes
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Varaignes
Coordinates: 45°35′56″N 0°31′54″E / 45.5989°N .53167°E / 45.5989; .53167Coordinates: 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
Intercommunality Villages du Haut Périgord
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Ghislaine Le Moël
Area1 16.60 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 419
 • Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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 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.

Varaignes is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962516—    
1968457−11.4%
1975436−4.6%
1982436+0.0%
1990432−0.9%
1999418−3.2%
2008419+0.2%

International relations

Varaignes is twinned with Greece Makrinitsa, Greece.

See also

References

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