Sanilhac, Dordogne

Sanilhac (French pronunciation: [sanijak]) is a commune in the department of Dordogne, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac (the seat), Breuilh and Marsaneix.^[3]

Sanilhac
Commune
The church in Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac
Location of Sanilhac
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Coordinates: 45°07′19″N 0°42′50″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Isle-Manoire and Périgord Central
Intercommunality	Le Grand Périgueux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Amelin[1]
Area 1	59.90 km2 (23.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,720
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24312 /24660
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	2,528	—
1975	2,644	+0.64%
1982	2,928	+1.47%
1990	3,464	+2.12%
1999	3,602	+0.44%
2007	4,052	+1.48%
2012	4,396	+1.64%
2017	4,548	+0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department