Dordogne
French department in New Aquitaine
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Summary
Dordogne is a department of France[1]. Dordogne ranks in the top 1% of department of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,220 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nouvelle-Aquitaine[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Head of government: Germinal Peiro[5]
- Capital: Périgueux[6]
- Shares border with: Charente[7], Charente-Maritime[8], Corrèze[9], Gironde[10], Lot-et-Garonne[11], Lot[12], Haute-Vienne[13]
- Named after: Dordogne[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Bergerac[15], arrondissement of Nontron[16], arrondissement of Périgueux[17], arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda[18], Sarlat-la-Canéda[19], Périgueux[20], Saint-Martial-de-Valette[21], Jumilhac-le-Grand[22], Saint-André-de-Double[23], Étouars[24], Ligueux[25], Saint-André-d'Allas[26], Nailhac[27], Lacropte[28]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Dordogne include Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport[29], an airport[30], in France[31].
Why It Matters
Dordogne has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Dordogne is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for Dordogne include Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport[29], an airport[30], in France[31].