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It lies in the southeastern part of the Dordogne department, 7 km north of the river Dordogne. Sarlat railway station offers train services to Bergerac, Bordeaux and Périgueux. The commune is also served by Brive Vallée de la Dordogne airport (50 km), Bergerac Roumanière airport (70 km) and two bus lines. [5] [6]
Dordogne (UK: / d ɔːr ... Dordogne is the third-largest department of metropolitan France. In total area, it is larger than Cyprus and smaller than Cape Verde.
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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 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;
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.
In 1451 the province came under the control of the King of France, Charles VII, "the Victorious". Saintonge was the birthplace of French explorer Jean Allefonsce (or Alfonse) in 1484, and of Samuel de Champlain in 1574. The latter man explored the New World and founded Quebec in North America (now Canada). [2]
The river Céou, a tributary of the Dordogne, forms part of the commune's south-western border; the Dordogne forms most of its northern border. The Commune has one main high street. That is in a N-S axis. It is the main road to Sarlat across one of the many bridges that cross the Dordogne to the north.