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Module:Location map/data/France Dordogne is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Dordogne. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Dordogne is one of the original 83 departments created on 4 March 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from the former province of Périgord , the county of Périgord . Its borders continued to change over subsequent decades.
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 borders of the arrondissements of Dordogne were modified in January 2017: [3] 21 communes from the arrondissement of Bergerac to the arrondissement of Périgueux; one commune from the arrondissement of Bergerac to the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda; 28 communes from the arrondissement of Périgueux to the arrondissement of Nontron
Sarlat-la-Canéda (French pronunciation: [saʁla la kaneda] ⓘ; Occitan: Sarlat e La Canedat), commonly known as Sarlat, is a commune in the southwestern French department of Dordogne, a part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. [3] Sarlat and La Canéda were distinct towns until merged into one commune in March 1965. [4]
Souillac (French pronunciation:; Languedocien: Solhac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France, on the river Dordogne. It is the site of the Brive–Souillac Airport, which opened in 2010. The town hosts an annual jazz festival in July. The abbey church has famous Romanesque carvings.
Les Eyzies (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Las Aisiás) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (the seat), Manaurie and Saint-Cirq. [3]