Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (; ) is a
commune in the
Dordogne
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department in
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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in southwestern
France
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. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Castelnaud-Fayrac and La Chapelle-Péchaud.
Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes)
''Journal officiel de la République française
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'' n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117. It is a member of (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
The Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is located in the commune.
Geography
The river Céou
The Céou () is a long river in the Lot and Dordogne '' départements'', southwestern France. Its source is at Séniergues, southwest of Rocamadour. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows at ...
flows northward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Dordogne
Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...
, which forms all of the commune's northern border.
The village is located above the confluence of the two rivers.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Dordogne department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France
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References
External links
English Website of the Château de Castelnaud
Château de Castelnaud
Camping de Castelnaud
Communes of Dordogne
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