Authon-du-Perche

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Eric Girondeau^[1]Area34.82 km² (13.44 sq mi)Population1,484 • Density43/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation162–267 m (531–876 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Authon-du-Perche (French pronunciation: [otɔ̃ dy pɛʁʃ], literally Authon of the Perche) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Soizé was merged into Authon-du-Perche.^[3] The source of the river Braye is near the commune.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,597	—
1975	1,756	+1.37%
1982	1,612	−1.21%
1990	1,538	−0.59%
1999	1,536	−0.01%
2009	1,601	+0.42%
2014	1,538	−0.80%
2020	1,492	−0.50%
Source: INSEE[5]

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department
• Perche

References