Faux, Dordogne

Faux
Commune
Town hall
Location of Faux
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Coordinates: 44°47′24″N 0°38′37″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Bergerac
Canton	Sud-Bergeracois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Legal[1]
Area ^1	16.07 km^2 (6.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	661
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24177 /24560
Elevation	67–171 m (220–561 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Faux (French pronunciation: [fo] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Faus) 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 to Faux-en-Périgord effective January 2025.[3][4]

Population

Historical 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

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Vivian Song (14 August 2024). "Why the French village of Faux got tired of faking it". Daily Telegraph – via MSN Travel.
4. Décret n° 2024-863 du 8 août 2024 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.

External links

• Media related to Faux at Wikimedia Commons