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Périgueux

British  
/ periɡø, ˌpɛrɪˈɡɜː /

noun

  1. a town in SW France, capital of the Dordogne: noted for its Roman remains, medieval cathedral, and pâté de foie gras. Pop: 30 193 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nikki Bundy, 41, has lived near Périgueux in the Dordogne with her family for four years.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2010

After a few weeks' temporary detention in a garage at Périgueux.

From Time Magazine Archive

His brother, Guy Bonchard, Bishop of Périgueux, was also an ardent Calvinist, and used his position for introducing preachers of the sect into the churches.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

In 1370 the Bretons in garrison at Périgueux besieged it, and it was surrendered without a struggle by the baron, Guillaume de Montpont, an English partisan.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Edward Harrison Barker

What interested me most at Périgueux was something that very few strangers, or even townspeople, for that matter, ever see, because, it is hidden from public view.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Edward Harrison Barker

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