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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.
Map of France in 1154, showing location of County of Périgord. The County of Périgord was a historical region of France. The name Périgord derived from the Gaul tribe of the Petrocorii, who resisted the Roman conquest. It was preserved in the early Middle Ages as the Petragoric land (Latin: pagus Petragoricus).
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The château de Losse. The Château de Losse and its gardens have been listed as French Historical House and Site since 1928. They are located in Périgord, Dordogne district, [1] South-West of France, near the Lascaux pre-historic caves, on the Vézère river.
Dordogne (UK: / d ɔːr ˈ d ɔɪ n / dor-DOYN, US: / d ɔːr ˈ d oʊ n / dor-DOHN or / d ɔːr ˈ d ɔː n j ə / dor-DAWN-yə; [3] [4] French: ⓘ; Occitan: Dordonha [duɾˈduɲɔ]) is a large rural department in south west France, with its prefecture in Périgueux.
The bell tower dominates the site. The nave was once almost four times longer and higher than the remaining portion, reaching as far as the extant arched memorial (located on this site to reflect the original length). The traces of the original roof on the west of the wall tower can still be seen.