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The Dordogne River
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 45°05′39″N 1°56′19″E / 45.0942°N 1.9386°ECoordinates: 45°05′39″N 1°56′19″E / 45.0942°N 1.9386°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Tulle | |
| Canton | Argentat | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Argentat | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Claude Leygnac | |
| Area1 | 22.41 km2 (8.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 3,052 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19010 /19400 | |
| Elevation | 166–441 m (545–1,447 ft) (avg. 188 m or 617 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Argentat is a French commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Argentacois or Argentacoises
Argentat is situated on the Dordogne River, 30 km south-east of Tulle, 30 km east by south-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde, and some 15 km south-west of Saint-Privat. Access to the commune is by road D1120 from Saint-Chamant in the north-west passing through the town and continuing south-east to Montvert. The D980 goes from the town north-east to Saint-Privat. The D12 goes south-west from the town to Brivezac. The D33 branches off the D1120 east of the town and goes south to La Chapelle-Saint-Geraud. The D169 goes west from the town to Neuville. The D18 goes north-east from the village and continues north to Saint-Martin-la-Meanne. The D131 branches off the D18 and goes north to Saint-Bazile-de-la-Roche. The D129 goes north-east to the Barrage du Chastang. The D116 goes south from the town to connect to the hamlets of L'Hopital and Les Etables. Apart from the large town area the commune is mostly forest with some farming north and south of the town.
The Dordogne river flows through the town and the commune from north to south with the Maronne river flowing through the commune from the east and joining the Dordogne at the south-western corner of the commune. At the northern border of the commune the Doustre river flows into the Dordogne. Several other streams flow into the Dordogne in the commune including the Ruisseau du Laie.
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