Cause-de-Clérans (French pronunciation: [koz də kleʁɑ̃]; Occitan: Cause de Clarenç) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern...
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The Château de Clérans is a castle in the commune of Cause-de-Clérans in the Dordogne département of France. It was built in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries...
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Bergerac, Dordogne (section Cyrano de Bergerac)
conflict, namely Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy and Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron on the King's side and François de la Noue and François...
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Bergerac, Bordeaux and Périgueux. The commune is also served by Brive Vallée de la Dordogne airport (50 km), Bergerac Roumanière airport (70 km) and two bus...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. English Website of the Château de Castelnaud Château de Castelnaud Camping de Castelnaud v t e...
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maritime air warms winters, while at the same time it is far enough inland to cause relativity warm summers on average. Périgueux was the birthplace of: Pierre...
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La Roque-Gageac (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
La Roque-Gageac (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk ɡaʒak]; Occitan: La Ròca de Gajac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern...
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region, on the river Dropt. The Bastide was founded in 1270, by Alphonse de Poitiers, Count of Toulouse and brother of Louis IX of France. The village...
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(French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲak lasko]; Limousin: Montinhac or Montinhac de Las Caus; before 2020: Montignac, also called Montignac-sur-Vézère), is a...
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station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges. Château de Vaucocour Communes of the Dordogne department "Répertoire national des élus:...
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established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (the seat), Manaurie and Saint-Cirq. Les Eyzies station has...
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and the New Castle built in the 17th century as a residence for Frédéric de Foix. It was sold during the French Revolution, and became a Protestant church...
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of Gouffier de Lastours, who won fame during the First Crusade, the castle then became the seigneurial home of the troubadour Bertran de Born, who was...
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Hautefaye (section Killing of Alain de Monéys)
particular notoriety for a mob attack and murder of an innocent man, Alain de Moneys, at the time of the Franco-Prussian War, in mid-August 1870. On 16...
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Beynac-et-Cazenac (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
Julie de Beynac married to the marquis de Castelnau and Claude-Marie de Beynac married in 1761 to Christophe Marie de Beaumont du Repaire. The family de Beaumont...
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Beaumontois-en-Périgord Biron Bouillac Bourniquel Le Buisson-de-Cadouin Calès Capdrot Cause-de-Clérans Couze-et-Saint-Front Gaugeac Lalinde Lanquais Lavalade...
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Communauté de communes des Bastides Dordogne-Périgord [de; fr; oc] Communauté de communes Castillon-Pujols (partly) Communauté de communes de Domme...
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the Mouleydier massacre. On 11 July 1964, during the 19th stage of the Tour de France, the worst accident in the history of the Tour took place. A tanker...
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Carsac-de-Gurson Carves La Cassagne Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Castels et Bézenac Cause-de-Clérans Celles Cénac-et-Saint-Julien Chalagnac Chalais Champagnac-de-Belair...
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specifically, the Périgord Noir (Black Périgord), in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Christophe de Beaumont, (1703–1781), archbishop of Paris, was born in Meyrals. Festival...
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[bʁɑ̃tom ɑ̃ peʁiɡɔʁ], literally Brantôme in Périgord; Occitan: Brantòsme de Perigòrd) is a commune in the Dordogne department of southwestern France....
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Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl də mɔ̃tɛɲ]; Occitan: Sent Miquèu de Montanha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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Monpazier (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
kilometres from Bergerac Airport. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association. Monpazier is...
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Villeréal and Villefranche-du-Périgord. Biron is dominated by the Château de Biron, which overlooks the village and was a bastion in medieval times. Today...
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retains much of its 13th-century walls. In 1438 it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando. The village is set in the midst of wine country, and is part...
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des communes du Périgord Histoire de Nontron, official website of Nontron, accessed 20 January 2021. Historique de la Dordogne, SPLAF La gare, official...
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Saint-Félix-de-Villadeix (Limousin: Sent Feliç de Viladés) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Communes...
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Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (French pronunciation: [lə bɥisɔ̃ də kadwɛ̃]; Occitan: Lo Boisson de Cadonh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern...
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Razac-de-Saussignac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Communes of the Dordogne department "Répertoire...
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cloister. There are marks of fire in its lower part. The fire could have been caused by either the Cathars in 1214 or the English in 1442 during the Hundred...
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