![]() ![]() ‘Dordogne villages’ are also in, for example, the Occitanie region. But let me go on …ĭepartments are further divided up into arrondissements, cantons and communes … oh and prefectures and subprefectures – but thank goodness we don’t need to delve too far into that!Įach Dordogne village, town or city is a commune but, and this is where the labelling of the ‘Dordogne’ gets tricky, what is called a ‘Dordogne village’ isn’t necessarily a village /commune in the department of Dordogne or even in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. And it would be if all Dordogne villages were in the Dordogne Department. One of those 12, is the Dordogne Department ![]() One of those 13 regions, the one we are mainly interested in, for the sake of this article on villages in the Dordogne, is the Nouvelle- Aquitaine region.Įach region contains a variety of ‘Departments – The Nouvelle- Aquitaine region contains 12 Departments Since the beginning of 2016, France has been divided into 13 official regions. We were lucky enough to call the Dordogne home for nine months and adapted to village life rather easily in a tiny Dordogne village called Villars, (pronounced Ville -arr). Medieval castles dot the landscape and life moves in time with the leisurely flow of its rivers and streams. The Dordogne conjures up a dreamy image of picturesque rural France, idyllic rustic farmhouses, and creamy stone houses surrounded by rolling green hills.
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