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Périgord Pourpre (Purple Périgord) with its capital of Bergerac, is a wine region. Périgord Noir (Black Périgord) surrounding the administrative center of Sarlat, overlooks the valleys of the Vézère and the Dordogne, and takes its name from the nearby oak and pine forests. The river Dordogne near Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
The Dordogne at Argentat in Corrèze, part of the Limousin region. The départements of France through which the Dordogne runs, together with some towns in those départements that are on or quite near the river, are as follows: The département of Puy-de-Dôme – The towns of Le Mont-Dore (near the source of the river) and La Bourboule;
Périgord (UK: / ˈ p ɛr ɪ ɡ ɔːr / PERR-ig-or, US: / ˌ p ɛr ɪ ˈ ɡ ɔːr /- OR; [1] [2] French: [peʁiɡɔʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Peiregòrd [pejɾeˈɣɔɾ(t)] or Perigòrd [peɾiˈɣɔɾ(t)]) is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne department, now forming the northern part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The Périgord noir (French pronunciation: [peʁiɡɔʁ nwaʁ], lit. ' Black Périgord '), also known as Sarladais, is a traditional natural region of France, which corresponds roughly to the Southeast of the current Dordogne département, now forming the eastern part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région.
The Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département of France. [1] The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region. This Middle Ages construction, with its austere appearance, is perched on top of a limestone cliff, dominating the town and the north bank of the Dordogne.
Excavations in the Dordogne region started in 1810, but only in 1863 were the first scientific researches made by the paleontologist Edouard Lartet together with the Englishman Henry Christy; in a period of five months they visited numerous sites in Les Eyzies, including the Grotte Richard, some shelters in the Gorge d'Enfer, Laugerie Basse ...
Bergerac (French pronunciation: [bɛʁʒəʁak] ⓘ; Occitan: Brageirac [braˈzɛjra]) is a subprefecture of the Dordogne department, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 26,823, which made it the department's second-most populated after the prefecture Périgueux.
Vézac (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Vesac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.. The main attraction of Vézac is the garden surrounding the Château de Marqueyssac —classified as a remarkable garden by the French Ministry of Culture—which was built in the 17th century by Bertrand Vernet, counsellor to the king.