Sainte-Alvère

Sainte-Alvère
Coat of arms of Sainte-Alvère
Location of Sainte-Alvère
Sainte-Alvère is located in France
Sainte-Alvère
Sainte-Alvère
Location within France
Sainte-Alvère is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Alvère
Sainte-Alvère
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°56′51″N 0°48′34″E / 44.9475°N 0.8094°E / 44.9475; 0.8094
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementPérigueux
CantonPérigord central
CommuneVal de Louyre et Caudeau
Area
1
32.42 km2 (12.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
777
 • Density24.0/km2 (62.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
24510
Elevation105–251 m (344–823 ft)
(avg. 284 m or 932 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Alvère (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t alvɛʁ]; Occitan: Senta Alvèra) is a town and former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Sainte-Alvère-Saint-Laurent Les Bâtons,[2] which merged into the new commune Val de Louyre et Caudeau on 1 January 2017.[3]

The remains of the Château de Sainte-Alvère are located in the town centre.

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References

  1. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" [Reference populations 2023] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2025.
  2. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 22 October 2015 (in French)
  3. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2016 (in French)