Faux, Dordogne Explained

Faux
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Bergerac
Canton:Sud-Bergeracois
Insee:24177
Postal Code:24560
Mayor:Alain Legal[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:44.79°N 0.6436°W
Elevation M:150
Elevation Min M:67
Elevation Max M:171
Area Km2:16.07

Faux (in French pronounced as /fo/; Occitan (post 1500);: Faus) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

After confusion with other French towns also called Faux, and computer problems caused by the meaning of the name, "false" or "fake", Faux received permission to change its name to Faux-en-Périgord effective January 2025.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. News: Vivian Song . Why the French village of Faux got tired of faking it . Daily Telegraph . 14 August 2024 . MSN Travel .