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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.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Villefranche-du-Périgord ( French pronunciation: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ dy peʁiɡɔʁ] ; Languedocien : Vilafranca de Perigòrd ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France .
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.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Montferrand-du-Périgord ( French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃ dy peʁiɡɔʁ] , literally Montferrand of the Périgord ; Occitan : Montferrand de Perigòrd ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ...
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Count of Périgord (Fr.: comte de Périgord) is a noble title in the peerage of France. Originally known as "The sovereign house of the Counts of Périgord, princes by the grace of God". [1]
Elevations in the park start at 85 meters along the Nizonne river near La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine and reach 556 meters near Courbefy southeast of Bussière-Galant.Due to these differences in elevation the park possesses several different natural habitats like moors near Champagnac-la-Rivière, bocage, meadows near water courses and forests consisting of chestnut and oak.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Sorges et Ligueux en Périgord ( French pronunciation: [sɔʁʒ e liɡø ɑ̃ peʁiɡɔʁ] , literally Sorges and Ligueux in Périgord ; Occitan : Sòrges e Ligüers de Perigòrd ) is a commune in the Dordogne department ...