Monsec

Monsec (; Limousin: Montsec) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mareuil en Périgord.

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Place details

Locality: Mareuil en Périgord
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Population: 165

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Key facts

French commune.name: Monsec
French commune.image: Monsec.jpg
French commune.arrondissement: Nontron
French commune.canton: Brantôme
French commune.commune: Mareuil en Périgord
French commune.INSEE: 24283
French commune.postal code: 24340
French commune.elevation m: 148
French commune.elevation min m: 131
French commune.elevation max m: 237
French commune.area km2: 12.45
French commune.population: 170
French commune.population date: 2022

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Monsec
Population: 204
Area: 12.45
Elevation: 186
Image: Monsec, l'église Notre-Dame.jpg

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Commons category: Monsec
postal code: 24340
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2016-12-31
native label: Monsec
P8168: Adolf Kaegi

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Monsec (; Limousin: Montsec) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mareuil en Périgord.

==Geography== Monsec is in the Northwest of the Dordogne Department. The town is situated along the river Belle, a tributary of the Lizonne. The town of Monsec is situated on the border of the departmental road 939 which connects Périgueux and Angoulême.