Peyzac-le-Moustier

Peyzac-le-Moustier
Commune
Prehistoric site of Le Moustier
Location of Peyzac-le-Moustier
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Coordinates: 44°59′30″N 1°04′47″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Vallée de l'Homme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joëlle Jouanel-Monribot
Area 1	10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	197
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24326 /24620
Elevation	60–263 m (197–863 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peyzac-le-Moustier (French pronunciation: [pezak lə mustje]) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is known for the nearby archeological site of Le Moustier, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 406 —     1800 217 −46.6% 1806 324 +49.3% 1821 410 +26.5% 1831 420 +2.4% 1836 417 −0.7% 1841 440 +5.5% 1846 442 +0.5% 1851 439 −0.7% 1856 454 +3.4% 1861 484 +6.6% 1866 503 +3.9% 1872 456 −9.3% 1876 486 +6.6% 1881 510 +4.9% 1886 508 −0.4% 1891 368 −27.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 351 −4.6% 1901 309 −12.0% 1906 304 −1.6% 1911 276 −9.2% 1921 240 −13.0% 1926 237 −1.2% 1931 210 −11.4% 1936 220 +4.8% 1946 195 −11.4% 1954 181 −7.2% 1962 151 −16.6% 1968 157 +4.0% 1975 119 −24.2% 1982 112 −5.9% 1990 117 +4.5% 1999 147 +25.6% 2008 151 +2.7%

See also

• Roque Saint-Christophe
• Le Moustier
• Communes of the Dordogne department
• Limeuil (prehistoric site)