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Canton Of Ribérac
The Canton of Ribérac is a Cantons of France, canton of the Dordogne ''département in France, département'', in France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton of Ribérac was expanded from 13 to 35 Communes of France, communes (4 of which merged into the new communes La Tour-Blanche-Cercles and La Jemaye-Ponteyraud): *Allemans *Bertric-Burée *Bourg-des-Maisons *Bourg-du-Bost *Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien *Celles, Dordogne, Celles *Champagne-et-Fontaine *La Chapelle-Grésignac *La Chapelle-Montabourlet *Chassaignes *Cherval *Comberanche-et-Épeluche *Coutures, Dordogne, Coutures *Gout-Rossignol *La Jemaye-Ponteyraud *Lusignac *Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac *Petit-Bersac *Ribérac *Saint-André-de-Double *Saint-Martial-Viveyrol *Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac *Saint-Méard-de-Drône *Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône *Saint-Paul-Lizonne *Saint-Sulpice-de-Roumagnac *Saint-Vincent-de-Connezac *Siorac-de-Ribérac *La Tour-Blanche-Cercles *Vanxains *Vendoire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribérac
Ribérac (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune is situated by the Dronne River. History In response to the 848 Norman plunder of nearby Brantôme, a fort was built near a ford of the Dronne. Around the year 1000, the castle of Ribérac was built on a hill where the current cemetery is. Houses are set up at the foot of the walls, descending towards the valley. After the Wars of Religion, in the late 1500s, the castle was abanonded and was in ruins by the time of the French Revolution. In 1790, Ribérac became the prefecture of the District of Ribérac (). In 1793, the commune of La Faye joined with Ribérac.Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, ''Dictionnaire des noms de lieux du Périgord'', , éditions Fanlac, 2000, . In 1800 Ribérac became one of the four sub-prefectures of the Dordogne. In 1851, part of the commune moved to the new commune of Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac. In 1926, the Arrondissement of Ribéra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |