Clermont-d'Excideuil

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Claude Eymery^[1]Area9.99 km² (3.86 sq mi)Population241 • Density24/km² (62/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation156–333 m (512–1,093 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Clermont-d'Excideuil (French pronunciation: [klɛʁmɔ̃ dɛksidœj], literally Clermont of Excideuil; Occitan: Clarmont d'Eissiduelh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	277	—
1968	289	+4.3%
1975	253	−12.5%
1982	255	+0.8%
1990	255	+0.0%
1999	253	−0.8%
2008	266	+5.1%

History

Until the end of the 18th century, there was a number of megaliths in Clermont, aligned like those in Carnac. They stood between the hamlets La Valade to the north and Le Verdier to the south. The name of the locality Pierres Brunes is a reminder of the megaliths. They were exploited by blacksmiths, and nothing of them remains. Several modern historians place them on a great ancient commercial route between Vannes in Armorica and Marseille on the Mediterranean Sea via Mende.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References