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Périgord

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The Périgord (Occitan: Peiregòrd / Perigòrd) is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région. [1]

62 relations: After Winter, Spring, Ancient Rome, Angoisse, Aquitaine, Aurochs, Bergerac wine, Bouriane, Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Castle, Château de Beynac, Château de Biron, Château de Bourdeilles, Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Château de Hautefort, Château de Losse, Château de Puyguilhem (Villars), Château de Puymartin, Christian Vincent (director), Claude Chabrol, Cuisine, Deer, Departments of France, Dordogne, Dordogne (river), Duck, Duck confit, England, Foie gras, François Fénelon, France, Goose, HarperCollins, Haute Cuisine (film), Horse, House of Talleyrand-Périgord, Hundred Years' War, Julia Stuart, Jumilhac-le-Grand, Lascaux, Le Boucher, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Martin Walker (reporter), Michael Crichton, Middle Ages, Monbazillac AOC, Montreal Gazette, Natural region, Occitan language, Paleolithic, Périgordian, ..., Périgueux, Prefectures in France, Prehistory, Prehistory of France, Provinces of France, Regions of France, Renaissance, The Daily Telegraph, Timeline (novel), Tuber (fungus), UNESCO, Vézère. Expand index (12 more) »

After Winter, Spring

After Winter, Spring is 2012 documentary film, produced, directed and narrated by Judith Lit.

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Ancient Rome

In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire.

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Angoisse

Angoisse (Occitan dialect: Engoissa) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Aquitaine

Aquitaine (Aquitània; Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne), archaic Guyenne/Guienne (Occitan: Guiana) was a traditional region of France, and was an administrative region of France until 1 January 2016.

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Aurochs

The aurochs (or; pl. aurochs, or rarely aurochsen, aurochses), also known as urus or ure (Bos primigenius), is an extinct species of large wild cattle that inhabited Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

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Bergerac wine

The Bergerac wine-growing region, a subregion of South West France around the town of Bergerac in the Dordogne department, comprises 93 communes.

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Bouriane

Bouriane is a natural region of France located in the department of Lot, but with a smaller part in Lot-et-Garonne.

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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Castle

A castle (from castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Château de Beynac

The Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département of France.

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Château de Biron

The Château de Biron is a castle in the valley of the Lède in the commune of Biron in the Dordogne département of France.

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Château de Bourdeilles

The Château de Bourdeilles is a castle located in the commune of Bourdeilles in the Dordogne département in southwestern France.

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Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

The Château de Castelnaud is a medieval fortress in the commune of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, overlooking the Dordogne River in Périgord, southern France.

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Château de Hautefort

The Château de Hautefort is a French château and gardens located in the town of Hautefort in the Dordogne.

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Château de Losse

The Château de Losse and its gardens have been listed as French Historical House and Site since 1928.

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Château de Puyguilhem (Villars)

Château de Puyguilhem, also called Puyguilhem Castle, is a château in the commune of Villars in north of the Dordogne, France.

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Château de Puymartin

The Château de Puymartin is a castle in the commune of Marquay, in the Dordogne département of France,Ministry of Culture: located between Sarlat (8 km) and Les Eyzies (11 km).

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Christian Vincent (director)

Christian Vincent (born 5 November 1955) is a French film director and screenwriter.

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Claude Chabrol

Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s.

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Cuisine

A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and dishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region.

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Deer

Deer (singular and plural) are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government below the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the commune.

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Dordogne

Dordogne (Dordonha) is a department in southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux.

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Dordogne (river)

The Dordogne (Dordonha, La Dordogne) is a river in south-central and southwest France.

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Duck

Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the waterfowl family Anatidae, which also includes swans and geese.

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Duck confit

Duck confit (confit de canard) is a French dish made with the whole duck.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Foie gras

Foie gras (French for "fat liver") is a luxury food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened.

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François Fénelon

François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Goose

Geese are waterfowl of the family Anatidae.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster.

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Haute Cuisine (film)

Haute Cuisine is a 2012 French comedy-drama film based on the true story of Danièle Mazet-Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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House of Talleyrand-Périgord

The House of Talleyrand-Périgord was a French noble house.

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Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France.

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Julia Stuart

Julia Stuart is an English novelist and journalist.

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Jumilhac-le-Grand

Jumilhac-le-Grand is a commune in the Dordogne dėpartement in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south western France.

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Lascaux

Lascaux (Grotte de Lascaux, "Lascaux Cave") is the setting of a complex of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France.

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Le Boucher

Le Boucher (The Butcher) is a 1970 French thriller film written and directed by Claude Chabrol.

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Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (Las Aisiás de Taiac e Siruèlh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Martin Walker (reporter)

Martin Walker (born 1947) is the author of the popular Bruno detective series set in the Périgord region of France.

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Michael Crichton

John Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author, screenwriter, film director and producer best known for his work in the science fiction, thriller, and medical fiction genres.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Monbazillac AOC

Monbazillac is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for sweet white wine produced in the village of Monbazillac on the left bank of the Dordogne River just across from the town of Bergerac in South West France.

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Montreal Gazette

The Montreal Gazette, formerly titled The Gazette, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, after three other daily English newspapers shut down at various times during the second half of the 20th century.

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Natural region

A natural region is a basic geographic unit.

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Occitan language

Occitan, also known as lenga d'òc (langue d'oc) by its native speakers, is a Romance language.

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Paleolithic

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic is a period in human prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools that covers c. 95% of human technological prehistory.

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Périgordian

Périgordian is a term for several distinct but related Upper Palaeolithic cultures which are thought by some archaeologists to represent a contiguous tradition.

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Périgueux

Périgueux (Peireguers or Periguers) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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Prefectures in France

A prefecture (préfecture) in France may refer to.

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Prehistory

Human prehistory is the period between the use of the first stone tools 3.3 million years ago by hominins and the invention of writing systems.

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Prehistory of France

Prehistoric France is the period in the human occupation (including early hominins) of the geographical area covered by present-day France which extended through prehistory and ended in the Iron Age with the Celtic "La Tène culture".

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Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the department (French: département) system superseded provinces.

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Regions of France

France is divided into 18 administrative regions (région), including 13 metropolitan regions and 5 overseas regions.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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Timeline (novel)

Timeline is a science fiction novel by American writer Michael Crichton, published in November 1999.

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Tuber (fungus)

Tuber is a genus in the Tuberaceae family of fungi.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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Vézère

The Vézère (Vesera) is a 211-km-long river in southwestern France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Périgord

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