Ribérac | |
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 Location of Ribérac | |
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| Coordinates:45°14′52″N0°20′23″E / 45.2478°N 0.3397°E /45.2478; 0.3397 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Ribérac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nicolas Platon[1] |
Area 1 | 22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,770 |
| • Density | 165/km2 (428/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24352 /24600 |
| Elevation | 54–155 m (177–509 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ribérac (French pronunciation:[ʁibeʁak];Occitan:Rabairac) is acommune in theDordognedepartment inNouvelle-Aquitaine in southwesternFrance. The commune is situated by theDronne River.
In response to the 848Norman plunder of nearbyBrantôme, a fort was built near aford of the Dronne. Around the year 1000, the castle of Ribérac was built on a hill where the current cemetery is. Houses are set up at the foot of the walls, descending towards the valley. After theWars of Religion, in the late 1500s, the castle was abanonded and was in ruins by the time of theFrench Revolution.[3]
In 1790, Ribérac became theprefecture of the District of Ribérac (French:District de Ribérac). In 1793, the commune ofLa Faye joined with Ribérac.[4] In 1800 Ribérac became one of the foursub-prefectures of the Dordogne. In 1851, part of the commune moved to the new commune ofSaint-Martin-de-Ribérac. In 1926, the Arrondissement of Ribérac was disbanded, and Ribérac joined theArrondissement of Périgueux.
Despite the efforts of localMaquis resistance fighters,[5] the area was occupied by the German army in March 1944.
Ribérac is on the left bank of theDronne. To the north, the soil in the Dronne valley is covered withalluvium, while the heights are made up ofCretaceouslimestones. Its minimum altitude, 54 meters, is located in the extreme north-west of the town, where a small arm of the Dronne leaves the town.
The climate is classified as “altered oceanic”, a transition zone between oceanic, mountain and semi-continental climates. Withclimate change, it is predicted that the average temperature will increase and the average rainfall decline.
Ribérac is acommune, or municipality. Thecommune is part of thecommunauté de communes, (theFrench:fr:Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois).
Since the 2020 municipal election, themunicipal council has been led by theUnion of the Left.
As of 2017, the number of people aged over 60 (42.1%) was higher than the national (25.5%) and departmental (35.9%) rates. The female population of the town is greater than the male population (55.3%), and higher than the departmental (51.8%) and national (51.6%) rates.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,787 | — |
| 1975 | 3,984 | +0.73% |
| 1982 | 3,832 | −0.55% |
| 1990 | 4,118 | +0.90% |
| 1999 | 4,000 | −0.32% |
| 2007 | 4,123 | +0.38% |
| 2012 | 4,015 | −0.53% |
| 2017 | 3,861 | −0.78% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
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