Faux-en-Périgord (French pronunciation: [fo] ⓘ; Occitan: Faus, before 2025: Faux)[3] is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
After confusion with other French towns also called Faux, and computer problems caused by the meaning of the name, "false" or "fake", Faux received permission to change its name effective January 1, 2025.[3][4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 436 | — |
| 1968 | 514 | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 612 | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 617 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 586 | −5.0% |
| 1999 | 536 | −8.5% |
| 2008 | 576 | +7.5% |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b Décret n° 2024-863 du 8 août 2024 portant changement du nom de communes, Légifrance, retrieved 17 January 2025
- ^ Vivian Song (14 August 2024). "Why the French village of Faux got tired of faking it". Daily Telegraph – via MSN Travel.
External links
Media related to Faux-en-Périgord at Wikimedia Commons
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