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    Saint-Amand-de-Vergt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿amɑ̃ də vɛʁ], literally Saint-Amand of Vergt; Occitan: Sench Amand de Vern) is a commune in the Dordogne...
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  • Dordogne department Saint-Amand-des-Hautes-Terres, in the Eure department Saint-Amand-de-Vergt, in the Dordogne department Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, in the...
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    October 1562, Vergt was the site of one of the first major battles of the French Wars of Religion. An army of Huguenot rebels under Symphorien de Duras was...
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    was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Amand-de-Coly (the seat) and Coly. Communes of the Dordogne department "Répertoire...
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  • Église-Neuve-de-Vergt Église-Neuve-d'Issac Eyraud-Crempse-Maurens Fouleix Grun-Bordas Issac Lacropte Limeuil Montagnac-la-Crempse Paunat Saint-Amand-de-Vergt...
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  • Église-Neuve-de-Vergt Escoire Fouleix Grun-Bordas Lacropte Manzac-sur-Vern Marsac-sur-l'Isle Mensignac Paunat Périgueux Razac-sur-l'Isle Saint-Amand-de-Vergt...
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    Vergt-de-Biron (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ də biʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Al Vèrn) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France...
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    Veyrines-de-Vergt (French pronunciation: [veʁin də vɛʁ]; Occitan: Veirinas de Vern) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern...
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    2019 by merger of the former communes of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (the seat), Manaurie and Saint-Cirq. Les Eyzies station has rail connections to Périgueux...
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    abbey of Carolingian origin. The medieval Sarlat Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Sacerdos. This abbey appears in records as early as 1081 and was one of...
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    high school is Lycée Maine de Biran. Other high schools in the town include the private school Institution Sainte-Marthe Saint-Front, Lycée Jean Capelle...
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    Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl də mɔ̃tɛɲ]; Occitan: Sent Miquèu de Montanha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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    church of Saint-Étienne de la Cité, the former Cathedral of Périgueux. The cathedral is part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela...
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    Église-Neuve-de-Vergt (French pronunciation: [eɡliz nœv də vɛʁ]; Occitan: Gleisanueva de Vern) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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    (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲak lasko]; Limousin: Montinhac or Montinhac de Las Caus; before 2020: Montignac, also called Montignac-sur-Vézère), is a...
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    Saint-Geyrac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒeʁak]; Occitan: Sengeirac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France...
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    Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bellegarde (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ baʁtelemi də bɛlɡaʁd]; Limousin: Sent Bertomiu de Belagarda) is a commune in the Dordogne department...
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    Communauté de communes du Pays de Fénelon [de; fr; oc] Communauté de communes du Pays Foyen (partly) Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Aulaye Communauté...
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    in the southeast. Nantheuil in the south. Thiviers in the southwest. Saint-Jory-de-Chalais in the west. Chalais in the west. La Coquille in the northwest...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. English Website of the Château de Castelnaud Château de Castelnaud Camping de Castelnaud v t e...
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    region, on the river Dropt. The Bastide was founded in 1270, by Alphonse de Poitiers, Count of Toulouse and brother of Louis IX of France. The village...
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    Monpazier (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
    kilometres from Bergerac Airport. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association. Monpazier is...
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    Villeréal and Villefranche-du-Périgord. Biron is dominated by the Château de Biron, which overlooks the village and was a bastion in medieval times. Today...
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    (24354) Saint-Amand-de-Vergt (24365) Saint-André-de-Double (24367) Saint-Aquilin (24371) Saint-Astier (24372) Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou (24376) Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bellegarde...
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    Domme, Dordogne (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
    Beaux Villages de France ("The Most Beautiful Villages of France"), Domme has two public spaces of medieval origin: the commercial Place de la Halle ("Market...
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    retains much of its 13th-century walls. In 1438 it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando. The village is set in the midst of wine country, and is part...
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    on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Belvès and Saint-Amand-de-Belvès. Belvès station has rail connections to Périgueux and Agen. Communes...
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    La Roque-Gageac (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
    La Roque-Gageac (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk ɡaʒak]; Occitan: La Ròca de Gajac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern...
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    Beynac-et-Cazenac (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
    Julie de Beynac married to the marquis de Castelnau and Claude-Marie de Beynac married in 1761 to Christophe Marie de Beaumont du Repaire. The family de Beaumont...
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    of Gouffier de Lastours, who won fame during the First Crusade, the castle then became the seigneurial home of the troubadour Bertran de Born, who was...
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