Dordogne - Definition and Overview

Dordogne
Dordogne.jpg Image:Dordogne.jpg Coat of Arms of Dordogne
Information
Number	24
Region	Aquitaine
Prefecture:	Périgueux
Subprefectures:	Bergerac Nontron Sarlat-la-Canéda
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 département 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 Périgord.

Geography

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

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Périgordiens.

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. Périguex has important Roman ruins.

Miscellaneous topics

List of the communes of the Dordogne département

External links

Prefecture website (http://www.dordogne.pref.gouv.fr/) (in French)
Conseil Général 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)

French départements
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Example Usage of Dordogne
	eostis: Offre Vêtements - Fille - 6-12 ans Enfant - 5 eur - Domyos - Chauffe Coeur - Coton - St cyprien - 24 Dordogne -.. http://bit.ly/8W4LGw
	_Miil: ( Oui Oui, dans mon réve, les Jonas brothers n'ont que ça à faire : venir se perdre en Dordogne --' )
	houseinfrance: Well presented 4 bedroom house with garden in much sought after location. Must be seen ! € 130000 24 - Dordogne

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