Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
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Commune of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Le Buisson-de-Cadouin |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Cadouin |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 43 m–248 m (avg. 64 m) |
| Land area¹ | 50.37 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,075 |
| - Density | 41/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 24068/ 24470 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (Occitan: Lo Boisson de Cadonh) is a commune in the canton of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin of the Dordogne department in the Aquitaine région in France. It is connected with an ancient Roman road known as the Via Lemovicensis. The commune is situated by the Dordogne.
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[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Density | Percent of the canton |
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| 1962 | 2,029 | - | - |
| 1968 | 2,062 | - | - |
| 1975 | 2,078 | - | - |
| 1982 | 2,061 | - | - |
| 1990 | 2,003 | - | - |
| 1999 | 2,075 | 41/km² | 57.26% |
[edit] History
In 1893, the commune of Cabans was renamed Le Buisson. Later in 1960, Cussas and Le Buisson merged to form Le Buisson. In 1974, three more communes including Cadouin, Le Buisson-Cussac, Paleyrac and Urval became with the new name Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin. Urval separated in 1989.
[edit] Industrial sector
- Agriculture: 4%
- Commercial and manufacturing: 12%
- Servives: 8%
- Intermediary professions: 14%
- Employees: 36%
- Others: 25%
[edit] Demographics
- Students: 4.05%
- Single parent family: 10.39%
[edit] Points of interest
The village of Buisson features a rural cinema with the most entries in France.
[edit] Persons
- Pierre Gravellier
[edit] Other
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin has a school, a church, a park and a square.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin on the l'Institut Géographique National site
- Le Buisson-de-Cadouin in the INSEE site
- Buisson-de-Cadouin Le Buisson-de-Cadouin on the Quid site
- Location of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin in the map of France
| Étape précédente Chancelade |
 Via Lemovicensis |
Étape suivante Campsegret |
