25 July 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Terrasson-Lavilledieu is a
commune in the
Dordogne department in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in
France . Terrasson-Lavilledieu is about 150 kilometers east of
Bordeaux in southwestern France.
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24 July 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Boulazac Isle Manoire has been a French
commune nouvelle in the
Dordogne department in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with a population of 10,600 since January 1, 2016. The municipality belongs to the
Arrondissement Périgeux and the
canton of
Isle-Manoire . It emerged from the fusion of
Atur ,
Boulazac and
Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire . On January 1, 2017,
Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac joined the municipality.
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23 July 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Coulounieix-Chamiers (
Occitan :
Colonhés e Champs Niers ) is a
municipality in the
French region of
Aquitaine with 7,700 inhabitants. It is located in the
Dordogne department , belongs to the
Arrondissement Périgueux and is part of the
canton of
Coulounieix-Chamiers . The inhabitants are called
Colomniérois .
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22 July 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Trélissac is a
commune in the
Dordogne department in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. Administratively, it belongs to the
Arrondissement Périgueux and is part of the
canton of
Trélissac . The inhabitants are called
Trélissacois . The
River Isle forms the southern boundary of the municipality, which is a
banlieue of
Périgueux .
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21 July 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Saint-Astier is a small town and a
French municipality with 5,500 inhabitants in the
Dordogne department in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . The municipality consists of the main town as well as a few
hamlets (
hameaux ) and individual farmsteads (
fermes ). The continued population growth of the small town is largely due to immigration from the surrounding rural areas as a result of the increasing
mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of smallholder farms.
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20 July 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Dordogne is a
department in Southwestern
France , with its
prefecture in
Périgueux . The department is located in the
region of
Nouvelle-Aquitaine between the
Loire Valley and the
Pyrenees and is named after the river
Dordogne that runs through it. It corresponds roughly with the historically and culinary significant ancient county of
Périgord . It had a population of 416,909 in 2013. The Dordogne department is rich in
archaeological sites (Dolmens of Cantegrel, Dolmens Peyre Levade) and
caves as well as
rock shelter with
petroglyphs ,
rock paintings and
sculptures from the
Stone Age ,
troglodytic buildings and villages, as well as other natural caves that are open to the public. Attractions are also some castles, numerous chateaus (
list of castles and chateaus in the Dordogne ) and various abbeys.
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