Azerat
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Azerat (French pronunciation: [azʁa]; Occitan: Aserat) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The A89 motorway passes by the village.
Azerat | |
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The town hall in Azerat | |
 Location of Azerat | |
  Azerat  Azerat | |
| Coordinates: 45°09′03″N 1°07′27″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda |
| Canton | Haut-Périgord Noir |
| Intercommunality | CC Terrassonnais Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Josiane Léviski[1] |
Area 1 | 20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 463 |
| • Density | 23.1/km2 (59.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24019 /24210 |
| Elevation | 128–317 m (420–1,040 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 481 | — |
| 1968 | 495 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 454 | −8.3% |
| 1982 | 419 | −7.7% |
| 1990 | 407 | −2.9% |
| 1999 | 409 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 416 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 446 | +7.2% |
Personalities
- Robert Lacoste
- Maurice Faure
- Outside the chapel is the house of the socialist Suzanne Lacore, first female undersecretary of state in the first government of Léon Blum and former schoolteacher.[3]
