Sainte-Alvère Explained

Sainte-Alvère
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Sainte-Alvère.svg
Arrondissement:Périgueux
Canton:Périgord central
Insee:24362
Postal Code:24510
Commune:Val de Louyre et Caudeau
Coordinates:44.9475°N 0.8094°W
Elevation M:284
Elevation Min M:105
Elevation Max M:251
Area Km2:32.42
Population:796
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Sainte-Alvère (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃t alvɛʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Senta Alvèra) is a town and former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent Les Bâtons,[2] which merged into the new commune Val de Louyre et Caudeau on 1 January 2017.[3]

The remains of the Château de Sainte-Alvère are located in the town centre.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. http://dordogne.gouv.fr/content/download/17157/135163/file/RAA%20novembre%202015%20n°%201.pdf Arrêté préfectoral
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/9/26/INTB1627527A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral