Abjat-sur-Bandiat

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 (2014-2020)	Jean-Pierre Villechalane
Area 1	27.62 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population  (2017)	620
• Density	22/km2 (58/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.

Abjat-sur-Bandiat is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was simply known as Abjat until 1975.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	640	—
2007	649	+1.4%
2008	651	+0.3%
2009	650	−0.2%
2010	650	+0.0%
2011	650	+0.0%
2012	661	+1.7%
2013	654	−1.1%
2014	642	−1.8%
2015	629	−2.0%
2016	617	−1.9%
2017	620	+0.5%

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" |	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	66.78
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2012	François Hollande	PS	54.66
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	50.81
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	84.45

Sport

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

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne département