Périgueux
Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Dordogne
| Périgueux | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Aquitaine |
| Département | Dordogne (préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Chief town 3 cantons |
| INSEE Code | 24322 |
| Postal code | 24000 |
| Mayor Term of office | Xavier Darcos 2005-2007 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Périgourdine |
| Longitude | 00° 43' 08" E |
| Latitude | 45° 11' 06" N |
| Altitude | average: 101 m minimum: 75 m maximum: 189 m |
| Area | 9.82 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 30,193 (1999) |
| Population density | 3,075 pers/km² |
Périgueux (pronunciation ▶(?)) is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Dordogne département and capital of the Périgord area. It is a Roman Catholic diocese. The name Périgueux comes from the Petrocorii (meaning four tribes), the Gallic people that hold the area before the Roman conquest. Périgueux was their capital city.
Sights
There are Gallic ruins of a city wall, an amphitheater and a temple of a Gallic goddess. Its cathedral St Front was built after 1120 AD and restored in the 19th century.
A luxurious Roman villa, called the "Domus of Vesunna", built around a garden courtyard surrounded by a colonnaded peristyle enriched with bold tectonic frescoing, has been handsomely protected in a modern glass-and-steel structure, designed by Jean Nouvel. It is considered as a fine example of archaeological museum-making (see link).
Cathédrale Saint-Front
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External links
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