Piégut-Pluviers

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Piégut-Pluviers

(2020–2026) Alain Marzat^[1]Area

18.11 km² (6.99 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,183 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

24328 /24360

Elevation216–310 m (709–1,017 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piégut-Pluviers (French pronunciation: [pjeɡy plyvje]; Occitan: Puei 'Gut e Pluviers) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune is located 45 km (28 mi) from Angoulême, 65 km (40 mi) from Périgueux and Limoges and 200 km (120 mi) from Bordeaux.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,532	—
1968	1,545	+0.8%
1975	1,504	−2.7%
1982	1,527	+1.5%
1990	1,471	−3.7%
1999	1,313	−10.7%
2008	1,216	−7.4%

History

In Gallo-Roman times the place was called Podium Acutum. The castle was destroyed by Richard Lionheart in 1199, only the tower is still to be seen. The market on Wednesday morning has been held here since the seventeenth century.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.