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Commune of Bergerac |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac |
| Intercommunality | Bergerac Pourpre |
| Mayor | Daniel Garrigue (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 12–146 m (avg. 29 m) |
| Land area¹ | 56.10 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
26,053 |
| - Density | 464/km² (1999) |
| 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 southwestern 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 an airport (code EGC), which has internal flights, and routes to UK airports including Southampton, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh (Starting in May 2007), Exeter, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds-Bradford and London Stansted Airport.
Bergerac has an SNCF station with regular services to Bordeaux and Sarlat-la-Canéda.
Miscellaneous
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
Twin towns
Repentigny, Canada since 1997
Faenza, Italy since 1998
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