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Dordogne

area 9224 km²/3597 sq mi; Department of SW France in the Aquitaine region; capital, Périgueux; popular tourist area.

Dordogne
The Dordogne coat of arms
Location
Administration
Département number: 24
Région: Aquitaine
Préfecture: Périgueux
Sub-Préfectures: Bergerac
Nontron
Sarlat-la-Canéda
Arrondissements: 4
Cantons: 50
Communes: 557
Conseiller Général: Bernard Cazeau
Statistics
Population Ranked 58th
 -1999 388,293
Population density: 43/km²
Land area¹: 9060 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

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