Bergerac, Dordogne
Bergerac
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Place Pélissière and Église Saint-Jacques in the town centre of Bergerac | |
Location of Bergerac | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′N 0°29′E / 44.85°N 0.48°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac |
| Canton | Bergerac-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Bergeracoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jonathan Prioleaud (LR) |
Area 1 | 56.10 km2 (21.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 26,852 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24037 /24100 |
| Elevation | 12–146 m (39–479 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Bergerac (French pronunciation: [bɛʁʒəʁak] ⓘ; Occitan: Brageirac [braˈzɛjra]) is a subprefecture of the Dordogne department, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 26,823, which made it the department's second-most populated after the prefecture Périgueux. Located on the banks of the river Dordogne, Bergerac was designated a Town of Art and History by the Ministry of Culture in 2013.