Title: Bergerac Content: Bergerac  is a commune and a subprefecture of the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. It is the second biggest city of the department, after Périgueux. Despite the similarities in their names, there is no connection to Cyrano de Bergerac, a French writer from Paris. ==Geography== Bergerac is in the south of the Dordogne department, in the region named as Périgord Pourpre; the Dordogne river flows through the city. The city is at about from Périgueux, from Agen, from Bordeaux and from Cahors. It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  Bergerac is surrounded by the communes Ginestet, Maurens, Lembras, Creysse, Cours-de-Pile, Saint-Nexans, Colombier, Monbazillac, Saint-Laurent-des-Vignes and Prigonrieux. ===Climate=== The climate of Bergerac is a Mediterranean climate (Marine West Coast Climate), Cfb in the Köppen climate classification, with mild winters and warm summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of Bergerac are known, in French, as Bergeracois (women: Bergeracoises). With a population of 27,764 (2014), Bergerac has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Bergerac Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:30000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 27165 bar:1975 from:0 till: 27764 bar:1982 from:0 till: 26832 bar:1990 from:0 till: 26899 bar:1999 from:0 till: 26053 bar:2006 from:0 till: 27716 bar:2014 from:0 till: 27764 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 27165 fontsize:S text: 27,165 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 27764 fontsize:S text: 27,764 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 26832 fontsize:S text: 26,832 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 26899 fontsize:S text: 26,899 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 26053 fontsize:S text: 26,053 shift:(-18,5) bar:2006 at: 27716 fontsize:S text: 27,716 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 27764 fontsize:S text: 27,764 shift:(-18,5) Bergerac forms with 22 other communes, including four communes that are part of the Gironde department, the urban area of Bergerac with a population of 64,968 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Bergerac, formed by 67 communes with a population of 81,574 inhabitants and an area of . ==Administration== Bergerac is a subprefecture of the Dordogne department since 1790, and the capital of the arrondissement of Bergerac. The commune is the administrative centre  of two cantons: # Bergerac-1, formed with a part of Bergerac; and # Bergerac-2, formed with the remaining part of Bergerac and 9 other communes. It is part of the intercommunality Bergeracoise . === Twin towns === Bergerac is twinned with: * Faenza, Province of Ravenna, Italy * Repentigny, Quebec, Canada ==Economy== Bergerac is known for its wines and its tobacco. It has 12 recognized wine kinds that are Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC). ==Gallery== File:Bergerac mairie.JPG|Bergerac town hall. File:Vieux Bergerac-2.jpg|Houses in the Old Bergerac. File:Bergerac pont D709 (1).JPG|Bergerac and the Dordogne river. File:P1060874 Vieux pont Bergerac.JPG |The old bridge of Bergerac. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Bergerac * Communes of the Dordogne department