Tursac

Tursac (French pronunciation: [tyʁsak]) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Abri de la Madeleine is the site of Magdalenian prehistoric finds.

Prehistoric artifact found at La Madeleine in Tursac

Tursac
Commune
A general view of Tursac
Coat of arms
Location of Tursac
Tursac Show map of France Tursac Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°58′12″N 1°02′43″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Vallée de l'Homme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Talet[1]
Area 1	17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	339
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24559 /24620
Elevation	56–237 m (184–778 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 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.	±%
1962	192	—
1968	217	+13.0%
1975	238	+9.7%
1982	263	+10.5%
1990	316	+20.2%
1999	340	+7.6%
2008	319	−6.2%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department