Bergerac
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Dordogne | |
Arrondissement | Bergerac ( sub-prefecture ) | |
Canton |
Bergerac-1 Bergerac-2 |
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Community association | Bergeracoise | |
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)
Source: Météo-France
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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
- Faenza , Italy
- Repentigny , Canada
Personalities
- Maine de Biran (1766-1824), philosopher
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Données climatiques de la station de Bergerac ( French ) Meteo France. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- ^ Climat Aquitaine ( French ) Meteo France. Retrieved May 22, 2019.