is a ''
Département '' in central
France named after the
Dordogne River .
Dordogne was one of the original 83 ''départements'' created during the
French Revolution in
1790 , on
March 4th . It was created from the
Former Province of
Périgord .
The ''département'' is part of the ''
Région '' of
Aquitaine and is surrounded by the ''départements'' of
Haute-Vienne ,
Corrèze ,
Lot ,
Lot-et-Garonne ,
Gironde ,
Charente-Maritime , and
Charente .
The inhabitants of the ''département'' are called ''Périgordiens'' or ''Périgourdins''.
As Dordogne has becomen one of the favourate destination of British immigration to France, Dordogne is now sometimes called "Dordogneshire" as a joke.
There are more than 1,000 castles in Dordogne, including the following:
The famous caves of
Lascaux are a major tourist attraction. Périgueux has important
Roman ruins.
