Bergerac, Dordogne
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac |
| Intercommunality | Bergerac Pourpre |
| Mayor | Dominique Rousseau (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 12–146 m (39–479 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
| Land area1 | 56.10 km2 (21.66 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 27,555 (2008) |
| - Density | 491 /km2 (1,270 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°51′33″N 0°28′59″E / 44.8593°N 0.4831°E
Bergerac (Occitan: Brageirac) is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Dordogne department in southwestern France.
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[edit] Population
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 11,720 | — |
| 1800 | 8,544 | −27.1% |
| 1806 | 8,665 | +1.4% |
| 1821 | 8,044 | −7.2% |
| 1831 | 8,557 | +6.4% |
| 1836 | 9,285 | +8.5% |
| 1841 | 10,102 | +8.8% |
| 1846 | 9,873 | −2.3% |
| 1851 | 10,402 | +5.4% |
| 1856 | 10,875 | +4.5% |
| 1861 | 12,116 | +11.4% |
| 1866 | 12,123 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 11,699 | −3.5% |
| 1876 | 13,120 | +12.1% |
| 1881 | 15,042 | +14.6% |
| 1886 | 14,353 | −4.6% |
| 1891 | 14,735 | +2.7% |
| 1896 | 15,642 | +6.2% |
| 1901 | 15,936 | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 15,623 | −2.0% |
| 1911 | 16,162 | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 17,041 | +5.4% |
| 1926 | 16,593 | −2.6% |
| 1931 | 17,520 | +5.6% |
| 1936 | 18,902 | +7.9% |
| 1946 | 22,525 | +19.2% |
| 1954 | 23,622 | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 25,185 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 27,165 | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 27,764 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 26,832 | −3.4% |
| 1990 | 26,899 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 26,071 | −3.1% |
| 2008 | 27,555 | +5.7% |
[edit] 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, unlike in all the other museums, no smoking is allowed.
[edit] 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 Rotterdam.
Bergerac has an SNCF station with regular services to Bordeaux and Sarlat-la-Canéda.
[edit] Education
Bergerac is located within the Bordeaux Académie, which covers the entire Aquitaine Region. The main High School is Lycée Maine de Biran. Other high schools schools in the town include the private school Institution Sainte Marthe - Saint Front, Lycée Jean Capelle and Lycée Profesionelle de l'Alba
[edit] Cyrano de Bergerac
The town contains two statues of Cyrano de Bergerac, subject of a famous play of the same name by Edmond Rostand, though the actual Cyrano never lived in Bergerac. An old stone statue stands on Place de la Myrpe, facing Place du Docteur Cayla. A newer statue, unusual in that it is painted in colour and stands on a stainless steel pedestal, has been erected on Place Pelissiere.
[edit] Sights
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Bergerac, Dordogne is twinned with:
Repentigny, Canada since 1997
Faenza, Italy since 1998
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[edit] References
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