La Coquille

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La Coquille
Commune
The church in La Coquille
Coat of arms
Location of La Coquille
La Coquille Show map of France La Coquille Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°32′36″N 0°58′38″E / 45.5433°N 0.9772°E / 45.5433; 0.9772
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Thiviers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michèle Faure[1]
Area 1	22.37 km2 (8.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,259
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24133 /24450
Elevation	259–432 m (850–1,417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Coquille (French pronunciation: [la kɔkij]; Occitan: La Coquilha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

La Coquille was on one of the five routes leading to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and it was in this parish that pilgrims were given a coquille Saint-Jacques, a scallop shell symbolic of the Way of St. James, the celebrated pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. From this fact came the name of the village of La Coquille.

The church in La Coquille was on the route of Richard the Lionheart, was reinaugurated by him and welcomed him during his journey.

As a community, the name of La Coquille only appeared officially in 1856, replacing the name of Sainte-Marie-de-Frugie.