Lanouaille
Encyclopedia
Lanouaille is a commune
in the Dordogne
department in Aquitaine
in southwestern France
.
). It is a small commercial town.
and Dussac
. It owes its development to its location on the road from Sarlat to Limoges via Saint Yrieix and Montignax (D704), and its status as seat of the canton (before 1801 Dussac
was the seat of the canton).
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
department in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commune is linked with the departmental road D704 (Sarlat-LimogesLimoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
). It is a small commercial town.
History
Lanouaille (la nouvelle - new) is a relatively new commune created from parts of the areas of Savignac-LédrierSavignac-Lédrier
Savignac-Lédrier is a commune in the Dordogne department of Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:The commune is situated by the Auvézère river, and is surrounded by other communes including Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes, Saint-Mesmin, Lanouaille and Payzac. The principal town and two villages ...
and Dussac
Dussac
Dussac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...
. It owes its development to its location on the road from Sarlat to Limoges via Saint Yrieix and Montignax (D704), and its status as seat of the canton (before 1801 Dussac
Dussac
Dussac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...
was the seat of the canton).