Piégut-Pluviers

Piégut-Pluviers
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Piégut-Pluviers
Piégut-Pluviers Piégut-Pluviers
Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 0°41′25″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Périgord Vert Nontronnais
Intercommunality	Périgord Nontronnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Marzat
Area 1	18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,183
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24328 /24360
Elevation	216–310 m (709–1,017 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piégut-Pluviers (French pronunciation: [pjeɡy plyvje]; Occitan: Puei 'Gut e Pluviers) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune is located 45 km (28 mi) from Angoulême, 65 km (40 mi) from Périgueux and Limoges and 200 km (120 mi) from Bordeaux.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,532	—
1968	1,545	+0.8%
1975	1,504	−2.7%
1982	1,527	+1.5%
1990	1,471	−3.7%
1999	1,313	−10.7%
2008	1,216	−7.4%

History

In Gallo-Roman times the place was called Podium Acutum. The castle was destroyed by Richard Lionheart in 1199, only the tower is still to be seen. The market on Wednesday morning has been held here since the seventeenth century.

Tower of Piégut

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department