Jumilhac-le-Grand
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Commune of Jumilhac-le-Grand Château de Jumilhac |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 03' 51" E |
| Latitude | 45° 29' 41" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Nontron |
| Canton | Jumilhac-le-Grand (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Jumilhac-le-Grand |
| Mayor | Michel Karp |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 186 m–442 m (avg. 274 m) |
| Land area¹ | 66.67 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,213 |
| - Density (1999) | 18/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24218/ 24630 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Jumilhac-le-Grand is a commune of the Dordogne département, in southwestern France.
Jumilhac-le-Grand is on the road of Richard the Lion Heart and a part of the many Camino de Santiago or the way of Saint James.
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The Château de Jumilhac is classified as an historic building in the Natural Perigord Reserve. The castle was at first a 12th century feudal fortress that has been rebuilt and increased many times; most notably in the 1600s when the castle went through the "rebirth." During this rebirth, new roofs were added that are unique in France. These roofs have enhanced the reputation of the castle, also known as the "Black Pearl" of the Green Perigord for its distinctive black ridge tiles.
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