Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Commune
View of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle and its castle
Location of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Coordinates: 44°48′57″N 1°08′58″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Vallée Dordogne
Intercommunality	Domme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Germinal Peiro
Area 1	20.88 km2 (8.06 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	470
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24086 /24250
Elevation	51–283 m (167–928 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is located in the commune.

Geography

The river Céou flows northward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms all of the commune's northern border.

The village is located above the confluence of the two rivers.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	497	—
1968	440	−11.5%
1975	380	−13.6%
1982	374	−1.6%
1990	408	+9.1%
1999	426	+4.4%
2008	470	+10.3%

See also

• André Malraux (1901-1976), writer, adventurer, politician and French intellectual, settled briefly at Castelnaud Castle in 1944 during the Resistance.
• Joséphine Baker (1906-1975) bought in 1947 the castle of Milandes that she occupied until his death in 1975.
• Germinal Peiro born in 1953, deputy of the Dordogne, is mayor of the municipality from 1983 to 2014.

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• English Website of the Château de Castelnaud
• Château de Castelnaud
• Camping de Castelnaud