La Force, Dordogne

La Force (French pronunciation: [la fɔʁs] ^ⓘ; Occitan: La Fòrça) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

La Force
Commune
The church in La Force
Coat of arms
Location of La Force
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Coordinates: 44°52′10″N 0°22′34″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Pays de la Force
Intercommunality	CA Bergeracoise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Pradier[1]
Area 1	15.60 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,687
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24222 /24130
Elevation	12–116 m (39–381 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	1,803	—
1975	1,846	+0.34%
1982	2,101	+1.87%
1990	2,261	+0.92%
1999	2,336	+0.36%
2007	2,517	+0.94%
2012	2,563	+0.36%
2017	2,674	+0.85%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department
• Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron
• John Bost