Sarlat-la-Canéda
Also known as Sarlat, Sarlat e La Canedat, Sarlat e la Canedat
Sarlat-la-Canéda (; ), commonly known as Sarlat, is a commune in the southwestern French department of Dordogne, a part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Sarlat and La Canéda were distinct towns until merged into one commune in March 1965.
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Sarlat-la-Canéda is a town in southwestern France's Dordogne department, formed in 1965 when two separate towns—Sarlat and La Canéda—merged into a single commune. The town is notable as a significant settlement in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with a history rooted in its two distinct medieval communities.
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- Locality
- Sarlat-la-Canéda
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,126
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Sarlat-la-Canéda (; ), commonly known as Sarlat, is a commune in the southwestern French department of Dordogne, a part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Sarlat and La Canéda were distinct towns until merged into one commune in March 1965.
==Geography== The town of Sarlat is in a region known in France as Périgord Noir. It lies in the southeastern part of the Dordogne department, 7 km north of the river Dordogne.
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