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The Périgord (Occitan: Peiregòrd / Perigòrd) is a former province
Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the d?partement in France system superseded provinces....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne
Dordogne

Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....
 département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 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....
 région. It is divided into four regions, the Périgord(s) Noir, Blanc, Vert and Pourpre; its geography and natural resources make it one of the untouched regions of Europe, and the newly-created Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin aims to conserve it as such.

The area is noted for its cuisine
Cuisine

Cuisine is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade....
, more particularly its products related to duck
Duck

Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article; they do not represent a clade but a form taxon, being the Anatidae not considered swans and goose....
s and geese
Goose

Goose is the English-language name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than geese, and ducks, which are smaller....
, such as foie gras
Foie gras

Foie gras is a food product made of the liver of a Domestic duck or Domestic goose that has been specially fattened. This fattening is typically achieved through Force-feeding corn, according to French law, though outside of France it is also produced using natural feeding....
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The Périgord (Occitan: Peiregòrd / Perigòrd) is a former province
Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the d?partement in France system superseded provinces....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne
Dordogne

Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....
 département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 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....
 région. It is divided into four regions, the Périgord(s) Noir, Blanc, Vert and Pourpre; its geography and natural resources make it one of the untouched regions of Europe, and the newly-created Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin aims to conserve it as such.

The area is noted for its cuisine
Cuisine

Cuisine is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade....
, more particularly its products related to duck
Duck

Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article; they do not represent a clade but a form taxon, being the Anatidae not considered swans and goose....
s and geese
Goose

Goose is the English-language name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than geese, and ducks, which are smaller....
, such as foie gras
Foie gras

Foie gras is a food product made of the liver of a Domestic duck or Domestic goose that has been specially fattened. This fattening is typically achieved through Force-feeding corn, according to French law, though outside of France it is also produced using natural feeding....
. It is one of the truffle areas of France, historically the most famous. Périgourdine wines include the famed Bergerac (rouges and blancs) and Monbazillac.

The préfecture
Prefecture

Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures....
 (capital) of the Dordogne is Périgueux
Périgueux

P?rigueux is a Communes of France in the Dordogne Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.P?rigueux is the Prefectures in France of the department and the capital of the region....
, a city steeped in history. There are fine Roman
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 ruins which have been restored and the whole area is known as the 'birthplace of mankind' due to its wealth of prehistoric sites, of which the most famous prehistoric site is the painted cave of Lascaux
Lascaux

Lascaux is the setting of a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its prehistory cave paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, Dordogne, in the Dordogne d?partement in France....
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The Périgord is also the land of 1001 medieval and Renaissance castles like Puymartin, Losse
Château de Losse

The ch?teau de Losse and gardens of Losse are listed as French Historical House and Site since 1928.They are located in P?rigord, Dordogne district, South-West of France, near the Lascaux pre-historic caves, on the V?z?re river....
, Hautefort
Hautefort

Hautefort is a Communes of France in the Dordogne Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It was formerly part of the former Provinces of France of P?rigord....
 and Beynac
Beynac

Beynac is a village and Communes of France in the Haute-Vienne Departments of France of central-western France....
 situated mainly along the Dordogne and Vézère rivers. Other castles include: Jumilhac le Grand, Fénelon, Biron
Biron

Biron is the name of several commune in France in France:* Biron, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime d?partement in France* Biron, Dordogne, in the Dordogne d?partement...
, Bourdeilles
Bourdeilles

Bourdeilles is a communes of France in the Dordogne Departments of France in southwestern France....
, Castelnaud, Puyguilhem, Rouffiac
Rouffiac

Rouffiac may refer to the following places in France:*Rouffiac, Cantal, a commune in the department of Cantal*Rouffiac, Charente, a commune in the department of Charente...
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See also

  • de Talleyrand-Périgord
  • Wolves of Périgord
    Wolves of Périgord

    The Wolves of P?rigord were a pack of Man-eater wolves that dominated the northwestern regions of P?rigord, France, in February of 1766. According to official records, the wolves killed eighteen people and wounded many others before they were eliminated....


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