Champcevinel

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Christian Lecomte^[1]Area17.72 km² (6.84 sq mi)Population3,029 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation86–237 m (282–778 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champcevinel (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃səvinɛl]; Occitan: Champsavineu) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Geography

Generalities

Being part of the urban unit of Périgueux, Champcevinel is located at the north of the main city. It's 4 km far from the city centre of Périgueux.

Champcevinel makes the immediate suburb of Périgueux, at north between the Routes Départementales 3 and 8.

Adjacent communes

Champcevinel is adjacent to five others communes. At the west of the commune, the territory of Chancelade is less than 300 meters far.

Geology and topography

Located in north of Aquitaine Basin and bordered by a part of the Massif Central, the Dordogne department shows a big diversity of geology. The terrains are disposed in depth in regular stratums, causing a sediment on this old marine platform.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 816 —     1806 801 −0.31% 1821 818 +0.14% 1831 681 −1.82% 1836 852 +4.58% 1841 864 +0.28% 1846 766 −2.38% 1851 800 +0.87% 1856 834 +0.84% 1861 836 +0.05% 1866 800 −0.88% 1872 777 −0.49% 1876 781 +0.13% 1881 801 +0.51% 1886 810 +0.22% 1891 760 −1.27% 1896 701 −1.60% 1901 684 −0.49%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 684 +0.00% 1911 690 +0.17% 1921 563 −2.01% 1926 594 +1.08% 1931 607 +0.43% 1936 626 +0.62% 1946 668 +0.65% 1954 666 −0.04% 1962 914 +4.04% 1968 1,127 +3.55% 1975 1,359 +2.71% 1982 1,697 +3.22% 1990 2,208 +3.35% 1999 2,335 +0.62% 2007 2,486 +0.79% 2012 2,782 +2.28% 2017 2,880 +0.69%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References