Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne

(2022–2026) Gérard Chapeau^[1]Area

13.05 km² (5.04 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

164 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

24411 /24300

Elevation153–263 m (502–863 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɔ̃ syʁ nizɔn], literally Saint-Front on Nizonne; Occitan: Sent Front de Champs Niers) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

In 1912, the commune of Saint-Front-de-Champniers changed its name to Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne.

Geography

The Lizonne, also called Nizonne, flows west through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	43	—
1968	94	+118.6%
1975	95	+1.1%
1982	91	−4.2%
1990	122	+34.1%
1999	135	+10.7%
2008	146	+8.1%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.