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Country
  
France

Department
  
Corrèze

Population (2008)
  
3,194

Area
  
15.07 km²

Arrondissement
  
Ussel, Corrèze

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Bort-les-Orgues

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Thursday 6:37 PM

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 60% Humidity

Bort-les-Orgues (Bòrt in Occitan) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Contents

Map of 19110 Bort-les-Orgues, France

Geography

Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne.

The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne.

Sights

Bort-les-Orgues takes its name from les Orgues, an organ-shaped old volcano at the foot of which it lies.
The waterfall from the Saut de la Saule on the Rhue.
Another touristic feature is the medieval Château de Val located in Lanobre, emerging from the side of a lake created by a high dam built on the river.

Personalities

  • Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher Jean-François Marmontel (1723–1799).
  • Lina Margy (1914–1973), the famous French singer of the Le Petit Vin blanc was born in Rue de Piechecros, in Bort-les-Orgues.
  • References

    Bort-les-Orgues Wikipedia