La Roche-Chalais

La Roche-Chalais (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ ʃalɛ]; Occitan: La Ròcha Chalés) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

La Roche-Chalais
Commune
The town hall in La Roche-Chalais
The town hall in La Roche-Chalais
Coat of arms of La Roche-Chalais
Coat of arms
Location of La Roche-Chalais
La Roche-Chalais is located in France
La Roche-Chalais
La Roche-Chalais
La Roche-Chalais is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Roche-Chalais
La Roche-Chalais
Coordinates: 45°09′09″N 0°00′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementPérigueux
CantonMontpon-Ménestérol
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Sautreau[1]
Area
1
89.40 km2 (34.52 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,009
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24354 /24490
Elevation12–126 m (39–413 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

In 1972 the former communes of Saint-Michel-de-Rivière and Saint-Michel-l'Écluse-et-Léparon were absorbed into La Roche-Chalais.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,015—    
1800 1,395+4.65%
1806 1,484+1.04%
1821 1,491+0.03%
1831 2,065+3.31%
1836 1,910−1.55%
1841 2,144+2.34%
1846 2,333+1.70%
1851 2,427+0.79%
1856 2,379−0.40%
1861 2,475+0.79%
1866 2,556+0.65%
1872 2,364−1.29%
1876 2,232−1.43%
1881 2,430+1.71%
1886 2,409−0.17%
1891 1,608−7.77%
1896 1,509−1.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,564+0.72%
1906 1,602+0.48%
1911 1,535−0.85%
1921 1,324−1.47%
1926 1,231−1.45%
1931 1,303+1.14%
1936 1,179−1.98%
1946 1,186+0.06%
1954 1,134−0.56%
1962 1,254+1.27%
1968 1,379+1.60%
1975 2,997+11.73%
1982 2,951−0.22%
1990 2,860−0.39%
1999 2,801−0.23%
2007 2,799−0.01%
2012 2,913+0.80%
2017 2,999+0.58%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1975-2017)[4]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Roche-Chalais, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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