Périgueux

Périgueux
Peireguers / Periguers (Occitan)
View of the city centre and St Front's cathedral from the east bank of river Isle
Location of Périgueux
Périgueux
Périgueux
Coordinates: 45°11′34″N 0°43′18″E / 45.1929°N 0.7217°E / 45.1929; 0.7217
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementPérigueux
CantonPérigueux-1 and 2
IntercommunalityLe Grand Périgueux
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Delphine Labails
Area
1
9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
  Urban
154.4 km2 (59.6 sq mi)
  Metro
1,061 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
29,876
  Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
  Urban
 (2018)
65,341
  Urban density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
  Metro
 (2018)
113,384
  Metro density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24322 /24000
Elevation75–189 m (246–620 ft)
(avg. 101 m or 331 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Périgueux (/ˌpɛrɪˈɡɜː/, French: [peʁiɡø] ; Occitan: Peireguers [pejɾeˈɣɥes, pejɾeˈɡœː] or Periguers [peɾiˈɣɥes, peɾiˈɡœː]) is a commune in the Dordogne department, in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Périgueux is the prefecture of Dordogne, and the capital city of Périgord. It is also the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese.