DORDOGNE
Population
Population
Popular destinations FRANCE
| Alsace | Ardeche | Auvergne |
| Brittany | Burgundy | Cevennes |
| Corsica | Cote d'azur | Dordogne |
| Jura | Languedoc-roussillon | Loire valley |
| Lot | Normandy | Picardy |
| Provence |
Population
The inhabitants of Dordogne are called Périgourdins after the name of the former province of Périgord.
For more than a century, the population of Dordogne has been in decline. People moved mainly to the densely populated industrial areas of Bordeaux, Toulouse and Clermont-Ferrand. The 'peak' of this depopulation took place in the 1960s and 1970s. At the same time, a counter-movement of mainly English immigrants arose who, attracted by the low prices, renovated dilapidated houses and started living in them. Especially Ribérac has a large colony of Englishmen.
The total number of inhabitants in the Dordogne at this moment (2017) is about 420,000 on an area of 9060 km2. This means a population density of approximately 46 inhabitants per km2.
Ten largest towns (2014)
| Périgueux 30.000 inhabitants |
| Bergerac 27.500 inhabitants |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda 9.381 inhabitants |
| Coulounieix Chamiers 8.360 inhabitants |
| Trélissac 6.617 inhabitants |
| Terrasson Lavilledieu 6.214 inhabitants |
| Boulazac 6.100 inhabitants |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 6.000 inhabitants |
| Saint-Astier 5.100 inwoners |
| Rampieux 4.000 inhabitants |
Sources
Best, J. / Dordogne, Limousin met Quercy en Berry
Gottmer/Becht
Denhez, F. / Dordogne, Lot, Périgord, Quercy
ANWB
Dordogne en Lot-et-Garonne
Lannoo
Dordogne, Périgord : Périgueux, Bergerac, Cahors, Rocamadour
Lannoo
Graaf, G. de / Dordogne, Limousin
ANWB
Hiddema, B. / Dordogne
ANWB
Miller, N. / Dordogne
ANWB
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