Dordogne

E78217
river

Dordogne is a major river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Dordogne valley, a region famed for its picturesque landscapes, historic towns, and prehistoric cave art.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Dordogne valley 2
Dordogne Valley 1
Dordogne basin 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWith Lascaux cave ⓘ
Vézère Valley ⓘ
basinCountry France ⓘ
confluenceWith Garonne NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
crossesDepartment Cantal ⓘ
Corrèze department ⓘ
surface form: Corrèze

Dordogne department ⓘ
Gironde ⓘ
Lot ⓘ
Puy-de-Dôme ⓘ
ecoregion temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
flowsInto Gironde estuary ⓘ
givesNameTo Dordogne department ⓘ
hasBridges multiple historic bridges ⓘ
hasFeature alluvial plains ⓘ
limestone cliffs ⓘ
meanders ⓘ
historicalRegion Périgord ⓘ
knownFor historic towns ⓘ
picturesque landscapes ⓘ
prehistoric cave art ⓘ
languageRegion historical Occitan-speaking area ⓘ
length approximately 483 km ⓘ
locatedIn southwestern France ⓘ
mouthLocation Gironde estuary ⓘ
navigation partially navigable for small craft ⓘ
near Rocamadour area ⓘ
surface form: Rocamadour

Sarlat-la-Canéda ⓘ
passesThrough Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne ⓘ
Bergerac ⓘ
Libourne ⓘ
Périgueux ⓘ
Souillac ⓘ
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceLocation Massif Central ⓘ
Puy de Sancy ⓘ
supports agriculture ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
tourism major tourist destination ⓘ
tributaryType major tributary of the Gironde estuary ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Dordogne basin designated as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
usedFor canoeing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
valley Dordogne self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dordogne Valley

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corrèze department → borders → Dordogne ⓘ
subject surface form: Corrèze
Lot → borders → Dordogne ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine → contains → Dordogne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dordogne valley
Nouvelle-Aquitaine → contains → Dordogne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Périgord
Dordogne River → drainageBasin → Dordogne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dordogne basin
Garonne → formsEstuaryWith → Dordogne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dordogne valley
Bordeaux wine region → hasRiver → Dordogne ⓘ
Southern France → hasRiver → Dordogne ⓘ
Southern France → hasSubregion → Dordogne ⓘ
Dordogne River → hasValleyName → Dordogne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vallée de la Dordogne
Limousin → traversedByRiver → Dordogne ⓘ
subject surface form: Southwestern France
Dordogne → valley → Dordogne self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dordogne Valley