Ribérac
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Commune of Ribérac |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Ribérac (chief town) |
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| Elevation | 54 m–155 m (avg. 68 m) |
| Land area¹ | 22.79 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,000 |
| - Density | 175/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 24352/ 24600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Ribérac (Occitan: Rabairac) is a commune of the Dordogne département in France. The commune is situated by the Dronne river.
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[edit] History
In 1793, the commune of Faye joined with Ribérac. In 1851, a part of the commune was dismembered for the creation of the new commune of Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac. Ribérac was the old sous-préfecture that was removed in a decree of September 10, 1926.
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Density | Percent of the canton |
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| 1962 | 3,725 | - | - |
| 1968 | 3,787 | - | - |
| 1975 | 3,984 | - | - |
| 1982 | 3,832 | - | - |
| 1990 | 4,118 | - | - |
| 1999 | 4,000 | 175/km² | 47.81% |
[edit] Persons
- Arnaut Daniel
- Jean-Pierre Escalettes a president in exercise of the French Football Federation, a professor of English in Ribérac.
[edit] Other
Ribérac has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a church, a post office, a park and a square.
[edit] External links
- Ribérac on the l'Institut Géographique National site
- Ribérac in the INSEE site
- Ribérac on the Quid site
- Location of Ribérac in the map of France
[edit] See also
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