Périgueux
French commune in Dordogne, New Aquitaine
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Summary
Périgueux is a commune of France[1]. Périgueux ranks in the top 0.54% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,436 views/month, #169 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dordogne[3], canton of Périgueux-Centre[4], canton of Périgueux-Nord-Est[5], canton of Périgueux-Ouest[6], arrondissement of Périgueux[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Isle[9]
- Head of government: Haije v.d Meer[10]
- Shares border with: Champcevinel[11], Chancelade[12], Château-l'Évêque[13], Coulounieix-Chamiers[14], Marsac-sur-l'Isle[15], Sanilhac[16], Trélissac[17], Boulazac Isle Manoire[18], Boulazac[19], Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Amberg[21]
- Postal code: 24000[22]
- Commons category: Périgueux[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[24], UTC+02:00[25]
- Archives at: municipal archives of Périgueux[26]
- Official website: https://perigueux.fr/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Périgueux[28]
- Commons gallery: Périgueux[29]
- Email address: mailto:contact@perigueux.fr[30]
- Population: 30,036[31], 29,829[32], 31,505[33], 29,966[34], 30,060[35], 37,450[36], 35,120[37], 32,916[38], 30,280[39], 30,193[40], 29,558[41], 29,811[42], 29,896[43], 29,255[44]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Périgueux[45]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Périgueux[46]
- Phone number: +33-5-53-02-82-00[47]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[48], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[49], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[50], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[51]
- Replaces: Q103982950[52]
- Capital of: Dordogne[53], arrondissement of Périgueux[54], canton of Périgueux-Ouest[55], canton of Périgueux-Centre[56], canton of Périgueux-Nord-Est[57], canton of Périgueux-2[58], canton of Périgueux-1[59], Périgord[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Périgueux include Périgueux Bassillac Airport[61], an airport[62], in France[63].
Why It Matters
Périgueux has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Périgueux is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Périgueux include Périgueux Bassillac Airport[61], an airport[62], in France[63].