Coordinates: 44°51′33″N 0°28′59″E / 44.859276°N 0.483055°E
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Commune of Bergerac |
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  Bergerac, Dordogne
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac |
| Intercommunality | Bergerac Pourpre |
| Mayor | Dominique Rousseau (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 12–146 m (39–480 ft) (avg. 29 m/95 ft) |
| Land area1 | 56.10 km2 (21.66 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 26,053 (1999) |
| - Density | 464 /km2 (1,200 /sq mi) |
| 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. | |
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Bergerac (Occitan: Brageirac) is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Dordogne department in south-western France.
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Economy
The region is primarily known for wine and tobacco. It 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 has an important tourist industry and features a tobacco museum, in which, ironically, no smoking is allowed.
Transport
Bergerac is served by the Bergerac-Roumanière airport (code EGC), which has internal flights, and routes to UK airports including Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Luton, Edinburgh, Exeter, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds-Bradford and London Stansted Airport. Transavia also flies to Bergerac from Amsterdam.
Bergerac has an SNCF station with regular services to Bordeaux and Sarlat-la-Canéda.
Cyrano de Bergerac
The town contains a statue of Cyrano de Bergerac, subject of a famous play of the same name by Edmond Rostand, though the actual Cyrano never lived in Bergerac.
Points of interest
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Bergerac, Dordogne is twinned with:
Repentigny, Canada since 1997
Faenza, Italy since 1998
See also
References
External links
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