Chancelade

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Chancelade

Total population

4,435

Elevation73 m

Land area16.23 km²

Coordinates45.21°, 0.67°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chancelade is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The village is the site of Chancelade Abbey.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

P

Patrick Faure

French businessman

J

Jean Frédéric Frenet

French scientist (1816-1900)

N

Nicole Duclos

French sprinter

Jean Brossel

French physicist (1918–2003)

Rictrude

Merovingian saint

Julien Dupuy

French rugby union player

Léon Bloy

French writer, poet and essayist (1846–1917)

René Thomas

French racing driver (1886–1975)

Mazan

French comics artist

P

Pierre-Paul Grassé

French zoologist (1895-1985)

G

Georges Sagnac

French physicist who lent his name to the Sagnac effect (1869–1928)

Paul Dupont

French printer and politician (1796-1879)

P

Paulin de Périgueux

French poet and hagiographer (459-490)

A

Arnaud de Cervole

French mercenary

François Joseph Lagrange-Chancel

French dramatist

Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme

French historian (1540–1614)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Recently spotted species

Small Pincertail

Onychogomphus forcipatus

Seen 2026-06-23

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Seen 2026-06-23

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea

Seen 2026-06-22

Wels Catfish

Silurus glanis

Seen 2026-06-21

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-20

Dun-bar

Cosmia trapezina

Seen 2026-06-20

Orange Moth

Angerona prunaria

Seen 2026-06-20

Scorched Carpet

Ligdia adustata

Seen 2026-06-20

Eurasian Copper Underwing

Amphipyra pyramidea

Seen 2026-06-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Chancelade, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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