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Périgord (UK: / ˈ p ɛr ɪ ɡ ɔːr / PERR-ig-or, US: / ˌ p ɛr ɪ ˈ ɡ ɔːr /- OR; [1] [2] French: [peʁiɡɔʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Peiregòrd [pejɾeˈɣɔɾ(t)] or Perigòrd [peɾiˈɣɔɾ(t)]) is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne department, now forming the northern part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Map of France in 1154, showing location of County of Périgord. The County of Périgord was a historical region of France. The name Périgord derived from the Gaul tribe of the Petrocorii, who resisted the Roman conquest. It was preserved in the early Middle Ages as the Petragoric land (Latin: pagus Petragoricus).
Périgueux (/ ˌ p ɛr ɪ ˈ ɡ ɜː /, French: ⓘ; Occitan: Peireguers [pejɾeˈɣɥes, pejɾeˈɡœː] or Periguers [peɾiˈɣɥes, peɾiˈɡœː]) [a] is a commune in the Dordogne department, in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Périgueux is the prefecture of Dordogne, and the capital city of Périgord.
The town of Sarlat is in a region known in France as Périgord Noir.It lies in the southeastern part of the Dordogne department, 7 km north of the river Dordogne.. Sarlat railway station offers train services to Bergerac, Bordeaux and Périgueux.
Montferrand-du-Périgord (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɛʁɑ̃ dy peʁiɡɔʁ], literally Montferrand of the Périgord; Occitan: Montferrand de Perigòrd) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The department is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is surrounded by the six départements of Haute-Vienne, Corrèze, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, and Charente. Dordogne is the third-largest department of metropolitan France. In total area, it is larger than Cyprus and smaller than Cape Verde.