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Brantôme
Also known as Brantome
former commune in Dordogne, France
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Place details
- Locality
- Brantôme en Périgord
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,150
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Travel guide
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thumb|Brantôme's cave Part of its town centre is surrounded by this river which forms an island, which earned it the nickname "Venice of the Périgord". It is best known for its Benedictine abbey comprising an abbey, a cloister, an 11th century Romanesque bell tower which was built independently of the other buildings on a rocky cliff. This abbey was troglodyte at the beginning of its history, received the relics of Saint Sicaire and became a very popular place of pilgrimage.
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Brantôme ( French pronunciation: [bʁɑ̃tom]; Occitan: Brantòsme) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Brantôme en Périgord. It is the seat of the canton of Brantôme. Via Lemovicensis [fr], an old pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, runs through Brantôme. The commune, which retains its picturesque atmosphere, is situated along the river Dronne.
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