Bergerac, Dordogne

French commune
nomcommune=Bergerac
région=Aquitaine
département=Dordogne
arrondissement=Bergerac
canton=
insee=24037
cp=24100
maire=Daniel Garrigue
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Bergerac Pourpre
longitude=0.483055
latitude=44.859276
alt moy= 29 m
alt mini= 12
alt maxi= 146 m
hectares=5610
km²=56.10
sans= 26,053
date-sans=1999
dens=464
date-dens=1999

Bergerac ( _oc. Brageirac) is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Dordogne department in southwestern France.

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 also attracts tourism, and features a tobacco museum, at which 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

Cyrano de Bergerac has no connection or association with the region, as the character based upon this person never lived there.

Twin towns

* Repentigny, Canada since 1997
* Faenza, Italy since 1998

External links

* [http://www.ville-bergerac.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.bergerac-airport.net/ Bergerac Airport - The unofficial guide]