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
Intercommunality	Le Grand Périgueux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Cipierre
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 (French pronunciation: [kulunjɛ ʃamje]; Occitan: Colonhés e Champs Niers) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of Périgueux.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 298 —     1806 312 +0.77% 1821 328 +0.33% 1831 980 +11.57% 1836 980 +0.00% 1841 1,011 +0.62% 1846 960 −1.03% 1851 1,044 +1.69% 1856 1,045 +0.02% 1861 1,073 +0.53% 1866 1,186 +2.02% 1872 1,188 +0.03% 1876 1,237 +1.02% 1881 1,299 +0.98% 1886 1,333 +0.52% 1891 1,415 +1.20% 1896 1,403 −0.17% 1901 1,436 +0.47%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,332 −1.49% 1911 1,418 +1.26% 1921 1,461 +0.30% 1926 1,610 +1.96% 1931 1,677 +0.82% 1936 1,719 +0.50% 1946 2,016 +1.61% 1954 2,709 +3.76% 1962 5,816 +10.02% 1968 7,421 +4.15% 1975 8,169 +1.38% 1982 8,250 +0.14% 1990 8,403 +0.23% 1999 8,102 −0.40% 2007 8,360 +0.39% 2012 8,130 −0.56% 2017 7,703 −1.07%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

International relations

Coulounieix-Chamiers is twinned with:

• Venta de Baños, Spain
• Portlaoise, Ireland

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department