historical province of Périgord

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The historical province of Périgord is a former region of southwestern France renowned for its medieval towns, prehistoric cave art, and rich culinary traditions centered on truffles and foie gras.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former French province
historical province
administrativeChange largely replaced by the department of Dordogne in the French Revolution
capital Périgueux NERFINISHED
contains Beynac-et-Cazenac NERFINISHED
Brantôme NERFINISHED
Château de Beynac NERFINISHED
Château de Biron NERFINISHED
Château de Castelnaud NERFINISHED
Château de Hautefort NERFINISHED
Domme NERFINISHED
Dordogne Valley NERFINISHED
Hautefort NERFINISHED
La Roque-Gageac NERFINISHED
Lascaux Cave NERFINISHED
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil NERFINISHED
Monpazier NERFINISHED
Rocamadour region NERFINISHED
Vézère Valley NERFINISHED
correspondsToModernDepartment Dordogne NERFINISHED
country France
economicActivity foie gras production
tourism
truffle cultivation
wine production
historicalLanguage Limousin Occitan NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime NERFINISHED
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
historicalRegionOf France NERFINISHED
knownFor Bergerac wines NERFINISHED
culinary traditions
duck confit
foie gras
medieval towns
prehistoric cave art
truffles
walnuts
languageTradition Occitan NERFINISHED
locatedIn southwestern France
majorTown Bergerac NERFINISHED
Nontron NERFINISHED
Périgueux NERFINISHED
Sarlat-la-Canéda NERFINISHED
notablePrehistoricSite Combarelles Cave GENERATED
Font-de-Gaume GENERATED
Lascaux GENERATED
partOf Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
river Dordogne River NERFINISHED
Isle River NERFINISHED
Vézère River NERFINISHED
subregion Périgord Blanc NERFINISHED
Périgord Noir NERFINISHED
Périgord Pourpre NERFINISHED
Périgord Vert NERFINISHED
tourismAttractionType bastide towns
gastronomy
medieval castles
prehistoric sites

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Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne locatedIn historical province of Périgord