Dordogne

Département in the south-west of France with the capital Périgueux in the east of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is named after the river of the same name (the Celtic name means "swift water"), which crosses the southern part of the department from east to west. It borders the department of Gironde to the south-west, with which it is part of the Bordeaux wine-growing region. It is also part of the IGP Atlantique region.

The 483-kilometre-long river originates in the Massif Central from the confluence of the Dore and Dogne rivers in the municipality of Mont-Dore. The Dordogne flows through the Bergerac area and on its way north-west, the AOC areas of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux, Côtes de Bourg, Pomerol and Saint-Émilion are located on its right bank.

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