Abjat-sur-Bandiat

Abjat-sur-Bandiat (French pronunciation: ​[abʒa syʁ bɑ̃dja], literally Abjat on Bandiat; Occitan: Ajac de Bandiat) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was simply known as Abjat until 1975.

Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Commune
The church in Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Coat of arms
Location of Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Coordinates: 45°35′09″N 0°45′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementNontron
CantonPérigord Vert Nontronnais
IntercommunalityPérigord Nontronnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Villechalane
Area
1
27.62 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
619
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Abjacois, Abjacoises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24001 /24300
Elevation196–355 m (643–1,165 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,233—    
1800 1,376+1.58%
1806 1,256−1.51%
1821 1,600+1.63%
1831 1,642+0.26%
1836 1,591−0.63%
1841 1,621+0.37%
1846 1,679+0.71%
1851 1,645−0.41%
1856 1,678+0.40%
1861 1,602−0.92%
1866 1,623+0.26%
1872 1,548−0.79%
1876 1,630+1.30%
1881 1,713+1.00%
1886 1,703−0.12%
1891 1,716+0.15%
1896 1,685−0.36%
1901 1,689+0.05%
1906 1,701+0.14%
1911 1,650−0.61%
1921 1,438−1.37%
1926 1,368−0.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1931 1,194−2.68%
1936 1,207+0.22%
1946 1,179−0.23%
1954 957−2.57%
1962 949−0.10%
1968 837−2.07%
1975 716−2.21%
1982 687−0.59%
1990 693+0.11%
1999 624−1.16%
2006 640+0.36%
2007 649+1.41%
2008 651+0.31%
2009 650−0.15%
2010 650+0.00%
2011 650+0.00%
2012 661+1.69%
2013 654−1.06%
2014 642−1.83%
2015 629−2.02%
2016 617−1.91%
2017 620+0.49%
2018 619−0.16%
Source: EHESS (1793-2006)[2] and INSEE[3][4]

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:[5]

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 66.78
2012 François Hollande PS 54.66
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 50.81
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 84.45

Sport

Every year, since 1991, the French conkers championship is held in the village.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abjat-sur-Bandiat, EHESS. (in French)
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. Populations légales 2018
  5. "Résultats France - Présidentielle 2017 - 1er et 2nd tour".
  6. ffconkers website Archived August 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine


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