Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie

Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie

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Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie

Coordinates: 45°34′27″N 0°59′59″E / 45.5742°N 0.9997°E / 45.5742; 0.9997Coordinates: 45°34′27″N 0°59′59″E / 45.5742°N 0.9997°E / 45.5742; 0.9997
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Canton Jumilhac-le-Grand
Intercommunality 2008–2014
Government
 • Mayor (Gilbert Chabaud) Monsieur Fayol
Area1 21.74 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 404
 • Density 19/km2 (48/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 24486 / 24450
Elevation 305–491 m (1,001–1,611 ft)
(avg. 318 m or 1,043 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.

Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The village is dependent on tourism. The heart of the town contains a central office, staffed only part-time, a single restaurant ('L'Escargot'), and one hotel.

Geography

Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie is nestled among rolling hills. The characteristic farm-land is special and rich in history of this particular region. Many of the farms have been abandoned, and have no crop yield, but are maintained by the people as fields. These fields are still private property, and much of the area is off limits to tourists, but roads often run in between the farms, and one can see the expansiveness of the unused, but spectacular landscape.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962679—    
1968584−14.0%
1975516−11.6%
1982487−5.6%
1990413−15.2%
1999373−9.7%
2008404+8.3%

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