Périgueux

**Périgueux** () is a commune in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is the capital, prefecture, of the Dordogne department.

## Geography
Périgueux is in the centre of the Dordogne department, in the tourist region named as *Périgord Blanc*. The Isle river flows through the city.

The city is at about  from Angoulême,  from Limoges,  from Agen,  from Bordeaux and  from Cahors.

The *commune* of Périgueux has an area of  and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

Périgueux is surrounded by the *communes* Château-l'Évêque, Champcevinel, Trélissac, Boulazac, Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac, Coulounieix-Chamiers, Marsac-sur-l'Isle and Chancelade.

### Climate 
Périgueux has an oceanic climate with template summers (Köppen climate classification: **Cfb**).

## Population 
The inhabitants of Périgueux are known, in French, as *Pétrocoriens* (women: *Pétrocoriennes*). Another name for the inhabitants of Périgueux is *Périgourdins*.

With a population of 30,069 (2014), Périgueux has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Périgueux**

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Périgueux forms, together with 8 other *communes*, the urban area of Périgueux with a population of 66,895 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Périgueux, formed by 55 *communes* with a population of 102,855 inhabitants (2013) and an area of .

## Administration
Périgueux is a prefecture of the Dordogne and the capital of the *arrondissement* of Périgueux.

The *commune* is the administrative centre () of two cantons
# **Périgueux-1**, formed with a part of Périgueux; and
# **Périgueux-2**, formed with the remaining part of Périgueux.

It is part of the intercommunality *Le Grand Périgueux* ().

### Twin towns 
Périgueux is twinned with:
*  Amberg, Germany

## Gallery

File:Périgueux Saint-Front (13).JPG|Saint Front cathedral.
File:Périgueux église St Georges (4).JPG|*Saint-Georges* church.
File:Périgueux théâtre Palace.JPG|Périgueux Theater Palace.
File:Périgueux tour Vésone (4).JPG|The *Vésone* tower.

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Périgueux
* Communes of the Dordogne department

## References
## Other websites
* Ville de Périgueux - Official site 
* Office de Tourism, Périgueux 
* Departamental Council of Dordogne 
* Prefecture official website  
* Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine