Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural
department
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Government and military
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in Southwestern
France
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, with its
prefecture
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Gauls
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Nontron
Nontron (; oc, Nontronh ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
History
The name Nontron probably derives from the Gallo-Roman personal name ''Nantironius ...
Montcaret
Montcaret () is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Dordogne department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France.
...
. The earliest cluzeaux (artificial caves either above or below ground) can be found throughout the Dordogne. These subterranean refuges and lookout huts were large enough to shelter entire local populations. According to
Julius Caesar
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, the
Gauls
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took refuge in these caves during the resistance.
After
Guienne
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The name "Guyenne" comes from ''Aguyenne'', a popular transformation o ...
province was transferred to the English Crown under the
Plantagenets
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Hundred Years' War
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Arnaut Daniel
Arnaut Daniel (; fl. 1180–1200) was an Occitan troubadour of the 12th century, praised by Dante as "the best smith" (''miglior fabbro'') and called a "grand master of love" (''gran maestro d'amore'') by Petrarch. In the 20th century he was lau ...
,
Bertran de Born
Bertran de Born (; 1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the 12th-13th century. He composed love songs (cansos) but was better known for his political songs (sirventes). He wa ...
,
Michel de Montaigne
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Maine de Biran
François-Pierre-Gontier de Biran (29 November 176620 July 1824), usually known as Maine de Biran (), was a French philosopher.
Life
Maine de Biran was born at Bergerac; died at Paris, 16 July, 1824. The name Maine he assumed (some time before ...
Connezac
Connezac (; oc, Conasac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune consists of 5 hamlets: ''Connezac'' (where the church and the castle are located), ''Maine Rousset'' (where the town hall ...
,
Saint-Jean-de-Côle
Saint-Jean-de-Côle (, literally ''Saint-Jean of Côle''; Limousin: ''Sent Joan de Còla'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Geography
The Côle flows south-southwest through the middle of th ...
,
La Roque-Gageac
La Roque-Gageac (; oc, La Ròca de Gajac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Perched above the river Dordogne, the village is a member of the ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("The most beau ...
Eymet
Eymet (; oc, Aimet) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It is notable as a popular location amongst English speaking immigrants, who account for ten per cent of the local population.
Geography ...
French Revolution
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Coubjours
Coubjours (; oc, Cojors) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Dordogne department
References
Communes ...
Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes
Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It has an 11th-12th century romanesque church, dedicated to Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Juliette.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Do ...
Salagnac
Salagnac (; oc, Salanhac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
History
During the creation of the French departments in 1790, it first joined the Corrèze department. In 1793 it became part of the ...
Teillots
Teillots is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Dordogne department
The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of France.
The ...
were transferred from
Corrèze
Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, ...
to Dordogne.
:In 1794 Dordogne ceded
Cavarc
Cavarc () is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lot-et-Garonne.
The communes cooper ...
to
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne (, oc, Ã’lt e Garona) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Republican Calendar in use at the time), Dordogne gained
.
:Following the restoration, in 1819, the commune of Bonrepos was suppressed and merged with the adjacent commune of Souillac in
Lot
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.
In 1870, shortly after France fought against
Prussia
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in
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Hautefaye
Hautefaye (; oc, Autafaia) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. It gained particular notoriety for a mob attack and murder of an innocent man, Alain de Moneys, at the time of the Franco-Prussian ...
region
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Haute-Vienne
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,
Corrèze
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,
Lot
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,
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne (, oc, Ã’lt e Garona) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Gironde
Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...
,
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kil ...
. Dordogne is the third-largest department of metropolitan France. It is slightly comparable in size to
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or just under half the size of
Slovenia
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, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 9 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:
Demographics
The population peaked at 505,789 in 1851 according to that year's census. After that the population declined to 373,000 by 1975. This reflected the long term population decline observed in many of the rural departments resulting from changes in agriculture and the lure of higher industrial wages available in more urbanized regions. Between 1975 and 2010, the population increased again, reaching 415,000.
Dordogne has a
British
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immigrant community. The region has between 5,000 and 10,000 British residents and 800 British entrepreneurs, drawn by the French lifestyle, warm climate, and lower cost of living. The village of
Eymet
Eymet (; oc, Aimet) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It is notable as a popular location amongst English speaking immigrants, who account for ten per cent of the local population.
Geography ...
is at the heart of the trend, with 200 British families among 2,600 inhabitants.
Socialist Party
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Lascaux
Lascaux ( , ; french: Grotte de Lascaux , "Lascaux Cave") is a network of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of ...
File:Canoe Dordogne.jpg, Canoeing on the river
Dordogne (river)
The Dordogne (; oc, Dordonha) is a river in south-central and southwest France. It is long. The Dordogne and its watershed were designated Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO on July 11 2012.
Geography
The river rises on the flanks of the Puy de S ...
File:La Roque-Gageac Dordogne.jpg,
La Roque-Gageac
La Roque-Gageac (; oc, La Ròca de Gajac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Perched above the river Dordogne, the village is a member of the ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("The most beau ...
Chatenet
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Geography
Chatenet is a small commune situated between the market town of Montendre and the large village of Chevanc ...
La Renaudie
La Renaudie (; oc, La Renadiá) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
The following is a list of the 464 Communes of France, communes of the Puy-de-Dôme De ...
Manoir de Mitonias
Manoir de Mitonias is a château in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Monbazillac
Monbazillac (; oc, Montbasalhac) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
See also
* Monbazillac AOC
*Communes of the Dordogne department
R ...
Lascaux
Lascaux ( , ; french: Grotte de Lascaux , "Lascaux Cave") is a network of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of ...
Roman
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ruins, including an arena which is still visible inside a public park located near the town centre.
Dordogne is particularly popular with Britons and other foreigners, as a location for second homes.
See also
*
Arrondissements of the Dordogne department
The 4 arrondissements of the Dordogne department are:
# Arrondissement of Bergerac, (subprefecture: Bergerac) with 130 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 102,859 in 2016.
# Arrondissement of Nontron, (subprefecture: Nontron) ...