Dordogne - Definition


Dordogne - Definition

Dordogne
Missing image Dordogne.jpg Image:Dordogne.jpg Coat of Arms of Dordogne
Information
Number	24
Region	Aquitaine
Prefecture:	P�rigueux
Subprefectures:	Bergerac Nontron Sarlat-la-Can�da
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 58th 388,293 43 /km²
Area	9,060 km²
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	50
Communes	557
President of the general council
Location

Dordogne is a d�partement in central France named after the Dordogne River.

Contents

5 Miscellaneous topics

6 External links

History

Dordogne was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution in 1790, on March 4th. It was created from the former province of P�rigord.

Geography

The department is part of the region of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Haute-Vienne, Corr�ze, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Charente.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called P�rigordiens.

Tourism

There are more than 1000 castles in Dordogne, including the following:

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
Commarque
Monbazillac
Beynac
Herm
Bourdeilles
Biron
Milandes

The famous caves of Lascaux are a major tourist attraction. P�riguex has important Roman ruins.

Miscellaneous topics

List of the communes of the Dordogne d�partement

External links

Prefecture website (http://www.dordogne.pref.gouv.fr/) (in French)
Conseil G�n�ral website (http://www.cg24.fr/) (in French)
http://www.wikitravel.org/fr/article/Dordogne (in French)
Photographs of the Dordogne (http://www.lodgephoto.com/galleries/FR/dordogne) (captions in English)

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