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Dordogne
| Dordogne | |
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Coat of Arms of Dordogne | |
| Information | |
| Number | 24 |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Prefecture: | Périgueux |
| Subprefectures: | Bergerac Nontron Sarlat-la-Canéda |
| Population | Ranked 58th
43 /km² |
| Area | 9,060 km² |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 50 |
| Communes | 557 |
| President of the general council | |
| Location | |
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Dordogne is a département in central France named after the Dordogne River.
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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 (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- http://www.wikitravel.org/fr/article/Dordogne (in French)
- Photographs of the Dordogne (captions in English)
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