Faux-en-Périgord

Faux-en-Périgord (French pronunciation: [fo] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Faus, before 2025: Faux)^[3] is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

CountryFrance

Area

¹

16.07 km² (6.20 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

672

Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

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Faux-en-Périgord
Commune
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Location of Faux-en-Périgord
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Coordinates: 44°47′24″N 0°38′37″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Sud-Bergeracois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Legal[1]
Area 1	16.07 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	672
• Density	41.8/km2 (108/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24177 /24560
Elevation	67–171 m (220–561 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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After confusion with other French towns also called Faux, and computer problems caused by the meaning of the name, "false" or "fake", Faux received permission to change its name effective January 1, 2025.^[3][4]