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dordogne (dest)
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Dordogne Dordogne is a dpartement in central France named after the Dordogne River. History Dordogne was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution in 1790, on March 4th. It was created from the former province of Prigord. Geography The department is part of the region of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Haute-Vienne, Corrze, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Charente. Demographics The inhabitants of the department are called Prigordiens. Tourism There are more than 1000 castles in Dordogne, including the following: - Castelnaud-la-Chapelle
- Commarque
- Monbazillac
- Beynac
- Herm
- Bourdeilles
- Biron
- Milandes
The famous caves of Lascaux are a major tourist attraction. Priguex has important Roman ruins. Miscellaneous topics List of the communes of the Dordogne dpartement External links
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