Authon-du-Perche

Authon-du-Perche (French pronunciation: [otɔ̃ dy pɛʁʃ], literally Authon of the Perche) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Soizé was merged into Authon-du-Perche.^[3] The source of the river Braye is near the commune.^[4]

Authon-du-Perche
Commune
The Place du Marché in Authon-du-Perche
Coat of arms
Location of Authon-du-Perche
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Coordinates: 48°11′47″N 0°53′36″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement	Nogent-le-Rotrou
Canton	Brou
Intercommunality	CC Perche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Girondeau[1]
Area 1	34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,482
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	28018 /28330
Elevation	162–267 m (531–876 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,597	—
1975	1,756	+1.37%
1982	1,612	−1.21%
1990	1,538	−0.59%
1999	1,536	−0.01%
2009	1,601	+0.42%
2014	1,538	−0.80%
2020	1,492	−0.50%
Source: INSEE[5]

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department
• Perche