Bergerac

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Bergerac
Bergerac coat of arms
Bergerac (France)
Bergerac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac ( sub-prefecture )
Canton Bergerac-1
Bergerac-2
Community association Bergeracoise
Coordinates 44 ° 51 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 51 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  E
height 12-146 m
surface 56.10 km 2
Residents 26,833 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 478 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24100
INSEE code 24037
Website http://www.ville-bergerac.com

Bergerac with the Dordogne river

Bergerac is a city in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and with 26,833 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), after Périgueux, the second largest city in the Dordogne department . The city is the seat of the sub-prefecture ( French: Sous-préfecture ) of the Arrondissement Bergerac , which consists of fourteen cantons , it is the capital (French: chef-lieu) of the cantons Bergerac-1 and Bergerac-2 .

location

Bergerac is located on the Dordogne River and is known for the wines grown there , a bridge over the Dordogne and the tobacco museum.

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Bergerac, Dordogne (1981-2010)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 9.5 11.5 15.0 17.5 21.5 25.1 27.5 27.6 24.2 19.5 13.3 9.9 O 18.5
Min. Temperature (° C) 1.5 1.4 3.4 5.7 9.6 12.7 14.4 14.0 10.9 8.6 4.4 2.1 O 7.4
Precipitation ( mm ) 65.7 56.0 56.7 76.3 75.9 59.8 54.6 63.4 63.8 76.1 72.5 79.9 Σ 800.7
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 2.8 4.0 5.4 5.9 6.8 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.6 4.4 3.0 2.5 O 5.4
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
9.5
1.5
11.5
1.4
15.0
3.4
17.5
5.7
21.5
9.6
25.1
12.7
27.5
14.4
27.6
14.0
24.2
10.9
19.5
8.6
13.3
4.4
9.9
2.1
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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d
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r
s
c
h
l
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g 		65.7
56.0
56.7
76.3
75.9
59.8
54.6
63.4
63.8
76.1
72.5
79.9
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Météo-France

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 25.185 27,165 27,764 26,832 26,899 26,053 27,116 26,833
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

reception

Apart from having the same name, there is no connection with the well-known Cyrano de Bergerac , who described a journey to the moon and sun under the title “The Other World” ( French: L'Autre Monde ). This inspired the famous play by Edmond Rostand , which bears his name, whose protagonist, the noble poet Cyrano de Bergerac with the big nose and a keen nose for poetic declarations of love, has little to do with the real Hector Savinien de Cyrano .

Although the name of Cyrano is not derived from the city of Bergerac, statues adorn different parts of the city, always depicting him in the same posture: the dreamy expression, the nose proudly turned towards the Other World. Hector Savinien was not of Gascogn descent, did not speak the accent of the area, and there was nothing to indicate that he was ever in Bergerac. He added this addition to his real name because of one of his properties called Bergerac not far from Paris . He used the name also to its membership in the company of cadets of Gascony to stress.

Twin cities

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Bergerac (Dordogne)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Données climatiques de la station de Bergerac ( French ) Meteo France. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Climat Aquitaine ( French ) Meteo France. Retrieved May 22, 2019.