Villars, Dordogne

Villars
Commune
The ruins of Boschaud abbey in Villars The ruins of Boschaud abbey in Villars
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Brantôme en Périgord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacky Faye
Area1	27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	24582 / 24530
Elevation	125–240 m (410–787 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villars (French pronunciation: ​[vilaʁ]; Occitan: Vilars) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Nearby towns include Brantôme and Nontron.

Villars' attractions include the Château de Puyguilhem, Grotte de Villars and the Abbaye de Boschaud.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,633 —     1800 1,473 −9.8% 1806 1,310 −11.1% 1821 1,573 +20.1% 1831 1,710 +8.7% 1836 1,735 +1.5% 1841 1,623 −6.5% 1846 1,742 +7.3% 1851 1,772 +1.7% 1856 1,787 +0.8% 1861 1,722 −3.6% 1866 1,723 +0.1% 1872 1,669 −3.1% 1876 1,727 +3.5% 1881 1,684 −2.5% 1886 1,623 −3.6% 1891 1,530 −5.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,507 −1.5% 1901 1,438 −4.6% 1906 1,343 −6.6% 1911 1,235 −8.0% 1921 1,071 −13.3% 1926 1,030 −3.8% 1931 1,013 −1.7% 1936 1,039 +2.6% 1946 930 −10.5% 1954 792 −14.8% 1962 802 +1.3% 1968 735 −8.4% 1975 647 −12.0% 1982 586 −9.4% 1990 568 −3.1% 1999 526 −7.4% 2008 479 −8.9%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department