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Prats-du-Périgord (French pronunciation: [pʁa dy peʁiɡɔʁ]; Occitan: Prats de Perigòrd) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	247	—
1968	238	−3.6%
1975	197	−17.2%
1982	212	+7.6%
1990	199	−6.1%
1999	183	−8.0%
2008	164	−10.4%
2016	147	−10.4%

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

Église Saint-Maurice de Prats-du-Périgord

The main part of the church was built in 12th and 13th centuries as part of a commandery of the Knights Hospitaller order.^[3] The entrance is a through a tall flat bell-tower with four bell openings into the church's nave.^[3] The chevet-aspe is extremely high and is fortified with murder holes or meurtrière.^[3] The church is the property of the municipality and was registered as a historical monument on 24 June 1948.^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Maurice de Prats, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[Eg01-3] Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Maurice de Prats, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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