Cercles

Cercles (French pronunciation: [sɛʁkl] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Cercle) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Tour-Blanche-Cercles.^[2]

Cercles
Part of La Tour-Blanche-Cercles
Location of Cercles
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Coordinates: 45°21′55″N 0°27′45″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Ribérac
Commune	La Tour-Blanche-Cercles
Area 1	15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	169
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	24320
Elevation	114–211 m (374–692 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

From 1825 to 1877, the nearby town of La Chapelle-Montabourlet was incorporated into Cercles.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	218	—
1968	231	+6.0%
1975	183	−20.8%
1982	187	+2.2%
1990	207	+10.7%
1999	173	−16.4%
2008	179	+3.5%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department