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Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...
department are: # Arrondissement of Bergerac, (
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: Bergerac) with 130
communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
. The population of the arrondissement was 102,859 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Nontron, (subprefecture:
Nontron Nontron (; oc, Nontronh ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. History The name Nontron probably derives from the Gallo-Roman personal name ''Nantironius''. Over time, the placename has been spel ...
) with 94 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 54,758 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Périgueux, ( prefecture of the Dordogne department:
Périgueux Périgueux (, ; oc, Peireguers or ) is a commune in the Dordogne department, in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Périgueux is the prefecture of Dordogne, and the capital city of Périgord. It is al ...
) with 143 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 175,309 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, (subprefecture: Sarlat-la-Canéda) with 138 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 81,863 in 2016.


History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Périgueux, Bergerac, Nontron, Ribérac and Sarlat were established. The arrondissement of Ribérac was disbanded in 1926.Historique de la Dordogne
/ref> The borders of the arrondissements of Dordogne were modified in January 2017: * 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 * 22 communes from the arrondissement of Périgueux to the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda


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{{Arrondissements of France
Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...