Abjat-sur-Bandiat

Abjat-sur-Bandiat (French pronunciation: [abʒa syʁ bɑ̃dja], literally Abjat on Bandiat; Occitan: Ajac de Bandiat) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was simply known as Abjat until 1975.

Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Commune
The church in Abjat-sur-Bandiat
Coat of arms
Location of Abjat-sur-Bandiat
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Coordinates: 45°35′09″N 0°45′32″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Périgord Vert Nontronnais
Intercommunality	Périgord Nontronnais
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Fabrice Chateau
Area 1	27.62 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	631
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Abjacois, Abjacoises
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24001 /24300
Elevation	196–355 m (643–1,165 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,233 —     1800 1,376 1.58% 1806 1,256 −1.51% 1821 1,600 1.63% 1831 1,642 0.26% 1836 1,591 −0.63% 1841 1,621 0.37% 1846 1,679 0.71% 1851 1,645 −0.41% 1856 1,678 0.40% 1861 1,602 −0.92% 1866 1,623 0.26% 1872 1,548 −0.79% 1876 1,630 1.30% 1881 1,713 1.00% 1886 1,703 −0.12% 1891 1,716 0.15% 1896 1,685 −0.36%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,689 0.05% 1906 1,701 0.14% 1911 1,650 −0.61% 1921 1,438 −1.37% 1926 1,368 −0.99% 1931 1,194 −2.68% 1936 1,207 0.22% 1946 1,179 −0.23% 1954 957 −2.57% 1962 949 −0.10% 1968 837 −2.07% 1975 716 −2.21% 1982 687 −0.59% 1990 693 0.11% 1999 624 −1.16% 2009 650 0.41% 2014 642 −0.25% 2020 627 −0.39%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999) and INSEE

Sport

Every year, since 1991, the French conkers championship is held in the village.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne département