La Coquille

Coat of arms

Location of La Coquille

(2020–2026) Michèle Faure^[1]Area

22.37 km² (8.64 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,261 • Density56/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

24133 /24450

Elevation259–432 m (850–1,417 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Coquille (French pronunciation: [la kɔkij]; Occitan: La Coquilha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

La Coquille was on one of the five routes leading to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and it was in this parish that pilgrims were given a coquille Saint-Jacques, a scallop shell symbolic of the Way of St. James, the celebrated pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. From this fact came the name of the village of La Coquille.

The church in La Coquille was on the route of Richard the Lionheart, was reinaugurated by him and welcomed him during his journey.

As a community, the name of La Coquille only appeared officially in 1856, replacing the name of Sainte-Marie-de-Frugie.

Geography

La Coquille is located in the Périgord in a heavily wooded area with meadows surrounding the peaceful little village. It is near the town of Nontron between Limoges and Périgueux. The Côle flows south through the northwestern part of the commune. La Coquille station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,556	—
1975	1,692	+1.20%
1982	1,575	−1.02%
1990	1,515	−0.48%
1999	1,489	−0.19%
2009	1,364	−0.87%
2014	1,343	−0.31%
2020	1,269	−0.94%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE