Saint-Cyprien, Dordogne

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Cyprien

(2020–2026) Christian Six^[1]Area

21.5 km² (8.3 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,551 • Density72/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

24396 /24220

Elevation55–240 m (180–787 ft)
(avg. 64 m or 210 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Sent Cibra) is a commune and town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

It serves as the seat of the canton of Vallée Dordogne. It is the most populous commune in the canton. Saint-Cyprien station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Sarlat-la-Canéda.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,617	—
1968	1,649	+2.0%
1975	1,763	+6.9%
1982	1,708	−3.1%
1990	1,593	−6.7%
1999	1,522	−4.5%
2008	1,557	+2.3%

Personality

Joséphine Baker was the godmother of Saint-Cyprien Athletic club "(SCAC) rugby
Bertrand de Got (1264–1314), Archbishop of Bordeaux, future Pope Clement V, places the monastery of Saint-Cyprien under his jurisdiction.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.