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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.
Périgord was a fief of the Duchy of Aquitaine, consisting of the three subregions of Périgieux, Bergerac, and Sarlat. The Seneschal of Périgord was responsible for the affairs of the county, ruled as a fief by the Counts of Périgord. The county was bounded on the north by Poitou, on the northeast by Limousin, on the southeast by Quercy.
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 ] The first recorded sovereign Count was Emenon , who was also Count of Poitiers and Count of Angoulême .
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. It is centered around the town of Sarlat-la ...
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Frances de Châtillon (died 1481) was Countess of Périgord, Viscountess of Limoges, and Dame of Avesnes and Châlus.. She was the eldest daughter of William, Viscount of Limoges and Isabelle de La Tour d'Auvergne.
The town of Sarlat is in a region known in France as Périgord Noir.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.