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{{Short description|Prefecture of Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine}}
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{{Expand French|Périgueux|date=March 2010|topic=geo}}
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==History==
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{{Main|History of Périgueux}}
The name ''Périgueux'' comes from '''[[Petrocorii]]''', a Latinization of Celtic words meaning "the four tribes" – the [[Gaul|Gallic]] people that held the area before the Roman conquest. Périgueux was their capital city. In 200 BC, the Petrocorii came from the north and settled at Périgueux and established an encampment at La Boissière. After the Roman invasion, they left this post and established themselves on the plain of L'Isle, and the town of Vesunna was created. This Roman city was eventually embellished with amenities such as temples, baths, amphitheatres, and a forum. At the end of the third century AD, the Roman city was surrounded by ramparts, and the town took the name of Civitas Petrocoriorum.
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==Geography==
The [[Isle (river)|Isle]] river flows through Périgueux.
==Demographics==
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==Sights==
Sights include: the remains of a Roman [[amphitheatre]] (known locally as the arènes romaines) the centre of which has been turned into a green park with a water fountain; the remains of a [[Tower of Vesunna|temple of the Gallic goddess "Vesunna"]]; and a luxurious [[Roman villa]], called the "Domus of Vesunna", built around a garden courtyard surrounded by a colonnaded [[peristyle]] now housed in the [[Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum]].
[[File:Périgueux théâtre Palace.JPG|thumb|right|Périgueux Theater Palace]]
[[File:Anc.cathédrale de Périgueux.JPG|thumb|right|Saint-Étienne Church]]
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* [[Pierre Daumesnil]] (1776–1832), general of the First Empire.
* [[Georges Bégué]] (1911–1993), engineer and agent in the Special Operations Executive
*[[Francine Benoît]] (1894–1990), composer, music critic and teacher, who gained Portuguese citizenship in 1929.
* [[William Joseph Chaminade]] (1761–1850), founder of the [[Society of Mary (Marists)|Society of Mary]] (Marianists) and the Daughters of Mary Immaculate
*[[Patrick Ollier]] (1944–), politician, President of the National Assembly in 2007.
*[[Jean Clédat]] (1871–1943), Egyptologist, archaeologist, and philologist.
*[[Ketty Kerviel]] (1916–2009), film actress
*[[Nicole Duclos]]
*[[Rachilde]] (1860–1953), writer associated with the [[Decadent]] and [[Symbolist]] movements.
*[[Julien Dupuy]] (1983–), rugby union player.
*[[René Thomas (racing driver)|René Thomas]] (1886–1975), racing driver, winner of the [[Indianapolis 500]] in [[1914 Indianapolis 500|1914]].
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*[[Périgord]]
*[[Coderc Plaza]]
*[[History of Périgueux]]
*[[Plumancy Square]]
*[[Carnaval de Périgueux]]
*[[Laure-Gatet High School]]
==Notes==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Périgueux}}
*{{Catholic Encyclopedia|wstitle=Diocese of Périgueux}}
*{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305100739/http://www.ville-perigueux.fr/ City council of Périgueux]
*{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.periblog.fr/ reports on culture and people in Périgueux]
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