Saint-Cyprien, Dordogne

Saint-Cyprien (French for Saint Cyprian) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Saint-Cyprien
Commune
The church in Saint-Cyprien
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien
Coordinates: 44°52′14″N 1°02′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementSarlat-la-Canéda
CantonVallée Dordogne
IntercommunalityVallée de la Dordogne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Mounet
Area
1
21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,561
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24396 /24220
Elevation55–240 m (180–787 ft)
(avg. 64 m or 210 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It serves as the seat of the canton of Vallée Dordogne. It is the most populous commune in the canton.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 1,617—    
1968 1,649+2.0%
1975 1,763+6.9%
1982 1,708−3.1%
1990 1,593−6.7%
1999 1,522−4.5%
2008 1,557+2.3%

Personality
  • Joséphine Baker was the godmother of Saint-Cyprien Athletic club "(SCAC) rugby
  • Bertrand de Got (1264-1314), Archbishop of Bordeaux, future Pope Clement V, places the monastery of Saint-Cyprien under his jurisdiction.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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