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La Roche-Chalais
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La Roche-Chalais is a commune in France, situated in the Dordogne department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies in the arrondissement of Périgueux and the canton of Saint-Aulaye, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Montpon-Ménestérol. The commune borders La Barde, Saint-Aigulin, Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures, and Saint-Antoine-sur-l'Isle. Its official name is also recorded as La Roche-de-Saint-Michel.
The area of La Roche-Chalais is 89.4 square kilometers, and it is located next to the Dronne body of water. The population is listed as 3,060, comprising 1,441 males and 1,558 females. The commune has an elevation of 126 meters above sea level. Forêt de la Double serves as its capital. The postal code for the area is 24490.
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Place details
- Locality
- La Roche-Chalais
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,780
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Dordogne
- Arrondissement
- Périgueux
- Canton
- Montpon-Ménestérol
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean-Michel Sautreau
- Area
- 89.40 km (34.52 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 3,060
- Density
- 34.2/km (88.7/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 24354 /24490
- Elevation
- 12–126 m (39–413 ft) , (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Roche-de-Saint-Michel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Périgueux
- Capital
- Forêt de la Double
- Population
- 3023
- Area
- 89.4
- Elevation
- 64
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Dronne
- Shares border with
- Parcoul-Chenaud
- Official website
- www.larochechalais.fr
- Image
- Larochechalais mairie.JPG
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- Commons category
- La Roche-Chalais
- postal code
- 24490
- associated electoral district
- canton of Montpon-Ménestérol
- male population
- 1441
- female population
- 1558
- P8168
- Atlas Cove
- inception
- 1973-01-01
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-53-92-47-00
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Encyclopedic overview
La Roche-Chalais ( French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ ʃalɛ]; Occitan: La Ròcha Chalés) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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