Dordogne

**Dordogne** () is a department in the southwest of France. It is named after the Dordogne river that runs through the department.

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.

## History
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. The lowest point is in the valley of the Dordogne river and is  high.

## Administration
Dordogne is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is managed by the *Departamental Council of Dordogne* in Périgueux.

### Administrative divisions
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:

# Bergerac-1 (2401)
# Bergerac-2 (2402)
# Brantôme (2403)
# Coulounieix-Chamiers (2404)
# Le Haut-Périgord Noir (2405)
# Isle-Loue-Auvézère (2406)
# Isle-Manoire (2407)
# Lalinde (2408)
# Montpon-Ménestérol (2409)
# Pays de la Force (2410)
# Pays de Montaigne et Gurson (2411)
# Périgord Central (2412)
# Périgord Vert Nontronnais (2413)
# Périgueux-1 (2414)
# Périgueux-2 (2415)
# Ribérac (2416)
# Saint-Astier (2417)
# Sarlat-la-Canéda (2418)
# Sud-Bergeracois (2419)
# Terrasson-Lavilledieu (2420)
# Thiviers (2421)
# Trélissac (2422)
# Vallée Dordogne (2423)
# Vallée de l'Isle (2424)
# Vallée de l'Homme (2425)

## Demographics
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/km2. 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**

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The cities in the department with more of 5,000 inhabitants are:

## Gallery

File:Périgueux Isle.JPG|The river Isle at Périgueux.
File:Bergerac pont D709 (1).JPG|Bergerac and the Dordogne river.
File:F07.Domme.0031.JPG|*Porte des Tours*, Domme
File:Nontron château (7).jpg|Castle of Nontron.
File:P1070111 Square du 8 Mai 1945 Sarlat.JPG|*8 Mai 1945* square, Sarlat.

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Dordogne department
* Communes of the Dordogne department

## References
## Other websites
* Departamental Council of Dordogne 
* Prefecture official website  
* Comité Départamental du Tourisme de la Dordogne