Azerat

For the commune in the Haute-Loire department, see Azérat.

Azerat
Commune
The town hall in Azerat
Location of Azerat
Azerat Show map of France Azerat Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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 km^2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	434
• Density	22/km^2 (56/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Historical 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]

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Office de Tourisme de Causses et Vézères". Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.