Argentat-sur-Dordogne | |
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 Houses along the Dordogne river in Argentat | |
 Location of Argentat-sur-Dordogne | |
  Argentat-sur-Dordogne  Argentat-sur-Dordogne | |
| Coordinates:45°05′38″N1°56′20″E / 45.094°N 1.939°E /45.094; 1.939 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Tulle |
| Canton | Argentat-sur-Dordogne |
| Intercommunality | CC Xaintrie Val'Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Sébastien Duchamp[1] |
Area 1 | 29.57 km2 (11.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,857 |
| • Density | 96.62/km2 (250.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19010 /19400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Argentat-sur-Dordogne (French pronunciation:[aʁʒɑ̃tasyʁdɔʁdɔɲ], literallyArgentat onDordogne) is acommune in thedepartment ofCorrèze, south-centralFrance. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes ofArgentat (the seat) andSaint-Bazile-de-la-Roche.[3]
Located in theMassif Central, at the confluence of theMaronne with theDordogne river, it is at the southern end of theFaille d'Argentat. To the east, the town is bordered by the Doustre, and to the west it is watered by the Souvigne..
The town of Argentat is situated on the edge of three regions, theLimousin, theAuvergne and theQuercy, on the Dordogne river after it has crossed deep gorges. Argentat is located in the western part of the Xaintrie in the small Bas-Limousin.
From this geographical situation arises the interest of the town: passage of the Dordogne on the one hand, and port for important river traffic towardsBergerac andLibourne.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,438 | — |
| 1975 | 3,567 | +0.53% |
| 1982 | 3,411 | −0.64% |
| 1990 | 3,364 | −0.17% |
| 1999 | 3,276 | −0.29% |
| 2007 | 3,268 | −0.03% |
| 2012 | 3,133 | −0.84% |
| 2017 | 3,016 | −0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
