Dordogne
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| Dordogne | |
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| The Dordogne coat of arms | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 24 |
| Région: | Aquitaine |
| Préfecture: | Périgueux |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Bergerac Nontron Sarlat-la-Canéda |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 50 |
| Communes: | 557 |
| Conseiller Général: | Bernard Cazeau |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 58th |
| -1999 | 388,293 |
| Population density: | 43/km² |
| Land area¹: | 9060 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a département in central France named after the Dordogne River.
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[edit] History
Dordogne was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution in 1790, on March 4th. It was created from the former province of Périgord.
[edit] Geography
The département is part of the région of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the départements of Haute-Vienne, Corrèze, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Charente. It is the third largest département of France.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants of the département are called Périgordiens or Périgourdins.
As Dordogne has become one of the favourite destinations of British immigration to France, Dordogne is now sometimes called "Dordogneshire" as a joke, especially since the British have there little town, called Eymet.
[edit] Tourism
There are more than 1,000 castles in Dordogne, including the following:
The famous caves of Lascaux are a major tourist attraction. Périgueux has important Roman ruins, including an arena which is still visible inside a public park located near the town center.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Dordogne département
- Communes of the Dordogne département
- Arrondissements of the Dordogne département
[edit] External links
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- Dordogne travel guide from Wikitravel
- Photographs of the Dordogne (captions in English)
- Dordogne Maps and Travel Planner at about.com
- Towns, villages, castles in the Dordogne department
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