Bergerac, Dordogne

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Coordinates: 44°51′33″N 0°28′59″E / 44.859276, 0.483055

Administration
Commune of Bergerac
Location

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
Elevation	12 m–146 m (avg. 29m)
Land area^¹	56.10 km²
Population^² (1999)	26,053
- Density	464/km² (1999)
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bergerac (Occitan: Brageirac) is a market town and a sous-préfecture of the Dordogne département in France. Population (1999): 26,053.

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. |}

1 Economy
2 Transport
3 Miscellaneous
- 3.1 Twinnings
4 External links

[edit] Economy

The region is primarily known for wine and tobacco. The region has 12 recognized wine AOCs (Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée):

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

Bergerac offers some of the finest wines in the Bordeaux region. The drainage is excellent as a result of its proximity to the Dordogne river.

The town also attracts tourism, and features a museum of tobacco, at which no smoking is allowed.

[edit] 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, Leeds-Bradford and London Stansted Airport.

Bergerac has an SNCF station with regular services to Bordeaux and Sarlat-la-Canéda.