Ribérac

Ribérac
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°14′52″N 0°20′23″E / 45.2478°N 0.3397°E / 45.2478; 0.3397Coordinates: 45°14′52″N 0°20′23″E / 45.2478°N 0.3397°E / 45.2478; 0.3397
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Ribérac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Platon
Area 1	22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	3,862
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24352 /24600
Elevation	54–155 m (177–509 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ribérac (French pronunciation: ​[ʁibeʁak]; Occitan: Rabairac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune is situated by the Dronne River.

History[]

In 1793, the commune of Faye joined with Ribérac. In 1851, a part of the commune was dismembered for the creation of the new commune of Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac. Ribérac was the old sub-prefecture that was removed in a decree of 10 September 1926.

Population[]

Personalities[]

• Arnaut Daniel
• Jean-Pierre Escalettes a president in exercise of the French Football Federation, a professor of English in Ribérac
• Fernand Faure (1853–1929), French economist and politician
• Oscar Bardi de Fourtou (1836-1897), politician

See also[]

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ribérac.

• (in French) Ribérac on the map of France
• (in French) Discover Ribérac through a photo blogpost

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