The town of
Nojals and Clotte is located in the Beaumont district
of Perigord in Dordogne.
It is a member of the
Pays Beaumontois Community of Communes, and that of the Greater Bergerac Area.
It has
203* inhabitants on a surface area of 1380 hectares.
The town’s name in Occitan is Nojals e Clòtas: °novialum (newly-cleared
land)
< Latin novalis – Occitan clòtas (ponds, water holes).
The local council elected in 2008 Mayor : M. MERCHADOU Alain
1st Deputy : DEPARIS Martine
2nd Deputy : CHAUMOND Raymond
3rd Deputy : ISSARTIER Claude
Local Councillors : VITRAT Nicole ; LANDAT Jean-Gilles ;
CHAUMOND Delphine ; BEYNE Gilbert ; SALESSON Aline ; GARCIA
Rosita ; LABROT Denis
*
(official population on January 1, 2012)
Text translated by Pays du Grand Bergeracois (professional translator).