Val de Louyre et Caudeau

Val de Louyre et Caudeau (Occitan: Vallée de Louyre e Caudeau) is a commune in the department of Dordogne, southwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former communes of Cendrieux and Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent Les Bâtons.^[2] Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent Les Bâtons was the result of the merger of the communes of Sainte-Alvère and Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons on 1 January 2016.^[3]

Val de Louyre et Caudeau
Commune
Lostanges castle ruins in Sainte-Alvère
Location of Val de Louyre et Caudeau
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Coordinates: 44°56′49″N 0°48′32″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Périgord central
Intercommunality	Le Grand Périgueux
Area 1	82.12 km2 (31.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	1,592
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24362 /24510
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 2021, the comune had 1,590 inhabitants.

The most important towns located in the commune are Cendrieux, Saint-Laurent-des-Bâtons and Sainte-Alvère. There are also several other small villages and hamlets.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department