The department is in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is between the valley of the Loire river and the Pyrenees. Its prefecture (capital) is Périgueux.
Dordogne was formed during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with parts of the old province of Périgord. It was divided into nine districts: Belvès, Bergerac, Excideuil, Montignac, Montpon, Nontron, Périgueux, Ribérac and Sarlat.
Bergerac, Périgueux and Sarlat-la-Canéda were alternatively the capital of the department but later it was decided that only Périgueux would be the capital.
Dordogne is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is the third largest department of Metropolitan France, after Gironde and Landes. It has an area of .
The department is bordered by seven departments in two regions:
The main river in the department is the Dordogne that gives its name to the department. It runs from east to west through the department. Other rivers are the Isle and the Vézère, both tributaries of the Dordogne.
The highest point in the department is the southwestern summit of the "Forêt de Vieillecour" (), in northwestern Massif Central near the border with the Haute-Vienne department, with an altitude of . The lowest point is in the valley of the Dordogne river and is high.
Dordogne is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is managed by the "Departamental Council of Dordogne" in Périgueux.
There are 4 "arrondissements" (districts), 25 "cantons" and 520 "communes" (municipalities) in Dordogne.
The following is a list of the 25 cantons of the Dordogne department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The inhabitants of Dordogne are known, in French, as "Dordognais" (women: "Dordognaises"). They are also known as "Périgordins" or "Périgoudins".
in 2014, the department of Dordogne had a population of 416,350, for a population density of inhabitants/km. The "arrondissement" of Périgueux, with 189,301 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other three, Bergerac, Nontron and Sarlat-la-Canéda, have respectively 111,875, 40,508 and 74,666 inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Dordogne
The cities in the department with more of 5,000 inhabitants are:
Doubs
Doubs is a department in eastern France. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the Doubs river.
The largest city in the department, and its prefecture (capital), is the city of Besançon.
Doubs is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Besançon as its capital. It was formed from part of the old province of "Franche-Comté".
It was divided in six districts: Besançon, Baume-les-Dames, Saint-Hippolyte, Pontarlier, Quingey and Ornans. In 1800, with the creation of the "arrondissements" in France, the six districts were changed into four "arrondissements": Besançon, Baume-les-Dames, Pontarlier and Saint-Hippolyte. In 1816, the subprefecture of Saint-Hippolyte is moved to Montbéliard.
After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Austrian army from June 1815 to November 1818.
On 10 September 1926, the "arrondissement" of Baume-les-Dames was eliminated.
Doubs is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has an area of .
The department borders with 3 departments of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region (Jura, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort) and 3 cantons of Switzerland (Vaud, Neuchâtel and Jura).
The Doubs department is partially on the Jura Mountains, mainly the eastern part of the department on the border with Switzerland. The highest point in the department is Mont d'Or (), high; it is on the border between the "communes" Jougne and Longevilles-Mont-d'Or at about to the south of the city of Pontarlier. The lowest point is where the Ognon leaves the department, high.
The main rivers in the department are the Doubs, that gives its name to the department, the Ognon and the Loue (tributary of the Doubs).
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Besançon is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Marine West Coast Climate) and of the subtype Cfb.
The average temperature for the year in Besançon is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of .
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Besançon is . The month with the most precipitation on average is September with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .
Doubs is managed by the "Departmental Council of Doubs" in Besançon. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
There are 3 "arrondissements" (districts), 19 "cantons" and 578 "communes" (municipalities) in Saône-et-Loire.
The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Doubs department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The inhabitants of Doubs are known, in French, as "Doubistes", or "Doubiens" (women: "Doubiennes").
Doubs had a population, in 2014, of 534,710, for a population density of inhabitants/km. The "arrondissement" of Besançon, with 248,199 inhabitants, is the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Doubs
The cities with more than inhabitants in the department are:
Some places of interest are:
Drôme
Drôme () is a French department in southeastern France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and named after the Drôme river. Its prefecture is the city of Valence.
Drôme is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790; it was made with part of the old French province of Dauphiné. It was divided in 6 districts: Romans, Valence, Die, Buis, Montélimar,and Crest. The capital was Chabeuil but in the same year the capital was moved to Valence.
With the creation of the "arrondissements", the 6 districts became four "arrondissements": Valence, Die, Montélimar and Nyons. In 1926, the "arrondissement" of Montélimar was eliminated.
Drôme is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in southeastern France, with an area of .
The department borders with 5 other departments in 2 regions:
There are 5 natural regions in Drôme; they are, from north to south:
The highest point in the department is "Rocher Rond", (). It is high it is on the border with the Hautes-Alpes department.
The main rivers of Drôme are:
The climate of the Drôme department, in the city of Valence, is an oceanic climate, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.
The average temperature for the year in Valence, at an altitude of , is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Valence is . The month with the most precipitation on average is September with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .
Drôme is part of the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The department is managed by the "Departamental Council of the Drôme" in Valence.
There are 3 "arrondissements" (districts), 23 "cantons" and 353 "communes" (municipalities) in Drôme.
The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Drôme department (with their INSEE codes), in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The inhabitants of Drôme are known, in French, as "Drômois" (women: "Drômoises").
Drôme has a population, in 2014, of 499,159, for a population density of inhabitants/km. The "arrondissement" of Valence, with 314,233 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Nyons and Die, have respectively 141,971 and 42,955 inhabitants.
The city with more people living in it is the capital, Valence (62,150 inhabitants). The subprefectures of Nyons and Die have, respectively, 6,641 and 4,516 inhabitants.