1) Dordogne, river, France. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Dordogne, river, France, river, c.305 mi (490 km) long, rising near the Puy de Sancy in the Auvergne Mts., S central France. It flows southwest to join the Garonne... 2) Dordogne, department, France. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001 ...Dordogne, department, France, (dordo´ny) (KEY) , department (1990 pop. 387,500), SW France. Perigueux is the capital.... 3) Dordogne. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...A river rising in the Auvergne Mountains of south-central France and flowing about 483 km (300 mi) southwest to join the Garonne River north of Bordeaux and form... 4) Bergerac. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Bergerac, (berzhrak´) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 27,886), Dordogne dept., SW France, in Perigord, on the Dordogne River. It is a farm-trade and processing center. It... 5) Perigord. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Périgord, (paregor´) (KEY) , region of SW France, now included in Dordogne and parts of Lot-et-Garonne depts. Perigueux (the capital) and Bergerac are the chief cities.... 6) Perigueux. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Périgueux, (parego´) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 32,848), capital of Dordogne dept., SW France, on the Isle River. A commercial center and transportation hub, it is famous... 7) Lascaux. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...A cave of southwest France in the Dordogne River valley. The cave, discovered in 1940 and now closed to the public, contains important Paleolithic paintings, primarily... 8) Gironde. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...An estuary of southwest France formed by the Garonne and Dordogne rivers and opening into the Bay of Biscay.... 9) Garonne. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...flowing about 563 km (350 mi) generally northwest from the Spanish Pyrenees to join the Dordogne River north of Bordeaux and form the Gironde estuary.... 10) Castillon-la-Bataille. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...(KEY) , town (1993 est. pop. 3,030), Gironde dept., SW France, in Guienne, on the Dordogne River. An ancient port, it has a wine and liqueur trade and a leather industry.... |