| LC control no. | n 50066569 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Dordogne (France) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | France--Dordogne |
| Variant(s) | Département de la Dordogne (France) Dordonha (France) |
| See also | Périgord (France) |
| Beginning date | 1790 |
| Associated country | France |
| Found in | GEOnet, Aug. 11, 2005 (Dordogne [short form], Deṕartement de la--ADM2, 45°10ʹN 00°50ʹE; Aquitaine) Wikipedia, Sept. 5, 2014 (Dordogne; Occitan: Dordonha; department in southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. The department is located in the region of Aquitaine between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, and is named after the great Dordogne river that runs through it. It roughly corresponds with the ancient county of Périgord. It is one of the original 83 departments created on 4 March 1790 during the French Revolution. It was included from the former province of Périgord, the county of Périgord. Its borders continued to change over subsequent decades) |
| Geographic area code | e-fr--- |
| Associated language | fre |
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