Dordogne

Dordogne
Department
Prefecture building of the Dordogne department, in Périgueux
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dordogne in France
Coordinates: 45°0′N 0°40′E / 45.000°N 0.667°E / 45.000; 0.667
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Département	4 March 1790
Prefecture	Périgueux
Subprefectures	Bergerac, Nontron, Sarlat-la-Canéda
Government
• President	Germinal Peiro[1]
Area [2]
• Total	9,060 km2 (3,500 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	416,350
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Dordognots, Périgordins
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-24
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	25
Communes	545
Website	www.dordogne.fr

Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in the southwest of France. It is named after the Dordogne river that runs through the department.

The department is in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is between the valley of the Loire river and the Pyrenees. Its prefecture (capital) is Périgueux.

1. ↑ "Le Président" (in French). Conseil départemental de la Dordogne. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
2. ↑ "Département de la Dordogne (24)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
3. ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 March 2017.