Biron is a commune of the Dordogne département, in France. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Dordogne is a département in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

Geography

Biron lies between the Dropt and Lede rivers between the towns of Monpazier, Villereal and Villefranche-du-Périgord. Lede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Monpazier is a Bastide town in the Dordogne region of France. ...

Sights

Biron is dominated by the stunning chateau that overlooks the village, a bastion in medieval times. Today the chateau is a tourist hotspot in the summer months. A château ( French for castle; plural châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of gentry, usually French, with or without fortifications. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...