Coulounieix-Chamiers

Coulounieix-Chamiers
Commune
Chateau of Rolphie
Location of Coulounieix-Chamiers
Coulounieix-Chamiers Coulounieix-Chamiers
Coordinates: 45°11′14″N 0°41′32″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Coulounieix-Chamiers
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Roussarie
Area 1	21.70 km2 (8.38 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	7,245
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24138 /24660
Elevation	78–222 m (256–728 ft) (avg. 186 m or 610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coulounieix-Chamiers is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of Périgueux.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1831 980 —     1836 980 +0.0% 1841 1,011 +3.2% 1846 960 −5.0% 1851 1,044 +8.7% 1856 1,045 +0.1% 1861 1,073 +2.7% 1866 1,186 +10.5% 1872 1,188 +0.2% 1876 1,237 +4.1% 1881 1,299 +5.0% 1886 1,333 +2.6% 1891 1,415 +6.2% 1896 1,403 −0.8% 1901 1,436 +2.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1906 1,332 −7.2% 1911 1,418 +6.5% 1921 1,461 +3.0% 1926 1,610 +10.2% 1931 1,677 +4.2% 1936 1,719 +2.5% 1946 2,016 +17.3% 1954 2,709 +34.4% 1962 5,816 +114.7% 1968 7,421 +27.6% 1975 8,169 +10.1% 1982 8,250 +1.0% 1990 8,403 +1.9% 1999 8,114 −3.4% 2008 8,356 +3.0%

International relations

Coulounieix-Chamiers is twinned with:

• Venta de Baños, Spain
• Port Laoise, Ireland

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department