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Coordinates: 44°51′33″N 0°28′59″E / 44.859276, 0.483055

Commune of Bergerac
Location
Bergerac, Dordogne (France)
Bergerac, Dordogne
Administration
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Dordogne (sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement Bergerac
Canton Chief town of 2 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté de communes
de Bergerac Pourpre
Mayor Daniel Garrigue
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 12 m–146 m
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Land area¹ 56. 10 km²
Population²
(1999)		 26,053
 - Density 464/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 24037/ 24100
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E
France
Coat of arms of Bergerac

Bergerac (Occitan: Brageirac) is a market town and a sous-préfecture of the Dordogne département in France. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Dordogne (Dordonha is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Population (1999): 26,053.

The region is often called the "Gateway to the Périgord". The Périgord ( ( Occitan: Peiregòrd / Perigòrd) is a former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne Bergerac is home to beautiful cobbled streets and greenery. There are many fantastic gites and villas to stay at in the French town. |}

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Economy

The region is primarily known for wine and tobacco. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. The region has 12 recognized wine AOCs (Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée):

Bergerac offers some of the finest wines in the Bordeaux region. Appellation d’origine contrôlée ( AOC) which translates as "controlled term of origin" is the French certification granted to certain French Saussignac is a Wine appellation ( Appellation d'origine contrôlée, AOC in South West France. Monbazillac is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for sweet white wine produced in the village of Monbazillac on the left bank of the Dordogne The drainage is excellent as a result of its proximity to the Dordogne river.

The town also attracts tourism, and features a museum of tobacco, at which no smoking is allowed.

Transport

Bergerac is served by an airport (code EGC), which has internal flights, and routes to UK airports including Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh (Starting in May 2007), Exeter, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds-Bradford and London Stansted Airport. Southampton Airport is the 20th largest Airport in the UK, located in Eastleigh near Southampton. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61

Bergerac has an SNCF station with regular services to Bordeaux and Sarlat-la-Canéda. SNCF ( Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company is a French public enterprise ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Sarlat-la-Canéda, or simply Sarlat, is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Miscellaneous

Cyrano de Bergerac has no connection or association with the region, as the character based upon this person never lived there. Hector Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 &ndash 28 July 1655 was a French Dramatist and Duelist who is now best remembered for the many works

Old statue of Cyrano de Bergerac
Old statue of Cyrano de Bergerac

Twinnings

Two towns are twinned with Bergerac.

External links

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