Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda
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The arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Sarlat-la-Canéda.
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Sarlat-la-Canéda | |
|---|---|
 Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| No. of communes | 138 |
| Subprefecture | Sarlat-la-Canéda |
| Area | 2,273.1 km2 (877.6 sq mi) |
| Population | 81,090 |
| INSEE code | 244 |
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda was part of that original department, with the name of Arrondissement of Sarlat.[2]
When the communes Sarlat and La Canéda were combined on 1 March 1965, the name of the arrondissement was changed to Sarlat-la-Canéda.
The arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda is the southwest of Dordogne, with an area of 1,920.6 km2 (742 sq mi).[3] It has 74,666 inhabitants and a population density of 38.9 inhabitants/km².[4]
The arrondissement is bordered to the northeast by the Corrèze department, to the southeast by the Lot department, to the south by the Lot-et-Garonne department, to the west by the arrondissement of Bergerac and to the northwest by the arrondissement of Périgueux.
The Dordogne river and its tributary the Vézère river flow through the arrondissements of Sarlat-la-Canéda.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, there are two cantons where their "communes" are in different arrondissements: Haut-Périgord Noir and Périgord Central. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
| INSEE Code | Canton | Arrondissements | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergerac | Nontron | Périgueux | Sarlat-la-Canéda | |||
| 2405 | Haut-Périgord Noir | Part of Bassillac et Auberoche | 30 | 30 | ||
| 2412 | Périgord Central | 1 | 33 | 1 | 35 | |
| 2418 | Sarlat-la-Canéda | 13 | 13 | |||
| 2420 | Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 27 | 27 | |||
| 2423 | Vallée Dordogne | 44 | 44 | |||
| 2425 | Vallée de l'Homme | 26 | 26 | |||
The arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda has 141 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6][7]
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
| INSEE code | Commune | Population[4] (2014) | Canton | Intercommunality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24520 | Sarlat-la-Canéda | 9,127 | Sarlat-la-Canéda | Sarlat-Périgord Noir |
| 24547 | Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 6,186 | Terrasson-Lavilledieu | Le Terrassonnais en Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort |
| 24291 | Montignac | 2,801 | Vallée de l'Homme | La Vallée de l'Homme |
| 24067 | Le Bugue | 2,704 | Vallée de l'Homme | La Vallée de l'Homme |
| 24229 | Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare | 1,811 | Haut-Périgord Noir | Le Terrassonnais en Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort |
| 24396 | Saint-Cyprien | 1,613 | Vallée Dordogne | Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède |
| 24082 | Carsac-Aillac | 1,578 | Terrasson-Lavilledieu | Le Pays de Fénelon |
| 24356 | Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac | 1,564 | Vallée de l'Homme | La Vallée de l'Homme |
| 24035 | Pays de Belvès | 1,460 | Vallée Dordogne | Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède |
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