Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse

For other uses, see Saint Vincent.

Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse
Commune
Chateau of Panassou
Location of Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse
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Coordinates: 44°50′35″N 1°07′11″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Chaumel[1]
Area ^1	7.19 km^2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	376
• Density	52/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24510 /24220
Elevation	59–265 m (194–869 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃ də kɔs]; Languedocien: Sent Vincenç de Còssa) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France, on the Dordogne River.

The commune is located 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Sarlat-la-Canéda. It has two church buildings: an original Romanesque twelfth century church, Saint Vincent le Salvadou, and a nineteenth century replacement.^[3] It is named for St Vincent de Agen, a local third century saint.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	278	—
1968	319	+14.7%
1975	278	−12.9%
1982	314	+12.9%
1990	302	−3.8%
1999	351	+16.2%
2008	385	+9.7%

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. "Saint Vincent de Cosse is a charming village set above the Dordogne valley". www.northofthedordogne.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
4. Bentley, James (28 January 2004). Life and Food in the Dordogne. New Amsterdam Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-4616-3624-3.