Sanilhac, Dordogne

Sanilhac
Commune
The church in Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac
Location of Sanilhac
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Coordinates: 45°07′19″N 0°42′50″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Isle-Manoire and Périgord Central
Intercommunality	Le Grand Périgueux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Amelin[1]
Area ^1	59.90 km^2 (23.13 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,674
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24312 /24660
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sanilhac (French pronunciation: [sanijak]) is a commune in the department of Dordogne, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac (the seat), Breuilh and Marsaneix.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,528	—
1975	2,644	+0.64%
1982	2,928	+1.47%
1990	3,464	+2.12%
1999	3,602	+0.44%
2007	4,052	+1.48%
2012	4,396	+1.64%
2017	4,548	+0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2016 (in French)
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE