Commune of Bergerac
Location
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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
Altitude	12 m–146 m (avg. 29m)
Land area¹	56.10 km²
Population² (1999)	26,053
- Density (1999)	464/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	24037/ 24100
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Bergerac is a market town and a sous-préfecture of the Dordogne département in France. Population (1999): 26,053. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Location Administration Capital Bordeaux Regional President Alain Rousset (PS) (since 1998) Départements Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot-et-Garonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques Arrondissements 18 Cantons 235 Communes 2,296 Statistics Land area1 41,309 km² Population (Ranked 6th)  - January 1, 2005 est. ... Departments (French: départements) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... The arrondissement of Bergerac is an arrondissement of France, located in the Dordogne département, in the Aquitaine région. ... The cantons of France are administrative divisions subdividing arrondissements and départements. ... The commune is an administrative division of France. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ... Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Rio de la Plata estuary Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Estuaries 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 sea[1]. Estuaries are often associated with high rates of... This page lists English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations, such as and . ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ... Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ...

The region is often called the "Gateway to the Périgord". Bergerac is home to beautiful cobbled streets and greenery. There are many fantastic gites and villas to stay at in the french town. Périgord (   pronunciation?) is a former province of France, corresponding to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région. ...

Economy

The region is primarily known for wine and tobacco. The region has 12 recognized wine AOCs (Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée): A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... This article is about the product manufactured from Tobacco plants (Nicotiana spp. ... Appellation dOrigine Contrôlée (AOC), which roughly translates as term of origin is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, by the government bureau Institut National des Appellations dOrigine (INAO). ...

• Bergerac
• Bergerac Rosé
• Bergerac Sec (dry)
• Côtes-de-Bergerac
• Côtes-de-Bergerac Blanc
• Côtes de Montravel
• Montravel (red and white)
• Haut-Montravel
• Saussignac
• Monbazillac
• Pécharmant
• Rosette

The town also attracts tourism, and features a museum of tobacco, at which no smoking is allowed. Saussignac is a commune in Dordogne. ... Monbazillac is a sweet white wine produced in the village of Monbazillac on the left bank of the Dordogne River just across from the town of Bergerac in Southwest France. ...

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 and London Stansted Airport. This airport is located in the United Kingdom, for the airport in Canada, see Southampton Airport (Ontario) Southampton Airport (IATA: SOU, ICAO: EGHI) is the 20th largest airport in the UK, located in Eastleigh near Southampton. ... Terminal building, designed by Sir Norman Foster Stansted Airport is a medium-sized passenger airport with a single runway, located in the English county of Essex about thirty miles north of London. ...

Bergerac has an SNCF station with regular services to Bordeaux and Sarlat-la-Canéda. An SNCF multiple unit. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Sarlat-la-Canéda, or simply Sarlat, is a commune of France, in the Dordogne département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...

Miscellaneous

Cyrano de Bergerac has no connection or association with the region, as the character based upon this person never lived there. Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (March 6, 1619 – July 28, 1655) was a French dramatist and duellist born in Paris, who is now best remembered for the many works of fiction which have been woven around his life story, most notably the play by Edmond Rostand which...

Twinnings

Two towns are twinned with Bergerac.

• Repentigny, Canada since 1997
• Faenza, Italy since 1998

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Bergerac, Dordogne

• Official website

• A 360 degree 'virtual reality' panoramic view of La Place de la Lattre de Tassigny in Bergerac

• Bergerac Airport - The Unofficial Guide