Lalinde
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac |
| Canton | Lalinde |
| Intercommunality | Bassin Lindois |
| Mayor | Pierre Alain Péris (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 25–194 m (82–636 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft) |
| Land area1 | 27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,967 (2008) |
| - Density | 107 /km2 (280 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24223/ 24150 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 44°50′16″N 0°44′20″E / 44.8378°N 0.7389°E
Lalinde (Occitan: La Linda) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It lies on the Dordogne River and is enclosed within fortified walls.
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[edit] History
In its past, it was a strategically important military site; it suffered various sieges during the Hundred Years' War and again in 1562 and 1572 during the Wars of Religion.
The train station was built in 1877 and the bridge over the Dordogne River in 1880.
In 1944 the local Resistance paid a heavy price when on 21 June many of Lalinde's sons perished in the Mouleydier massacre.
[edit] Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 3,150 | — |
| 1968 | 3,291 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 3,070 | −6.7% |
| 1982 | 2,949 | −3.9% |
| 1990 | 3,029 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,989 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,967 | −0.7% |
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