Issigeac
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Commune of Issigeac |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Bergerac |
| Canton | Issigeac (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | none |
| Mayor | Jean-Marie Bos (2001-2008) |
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| Land area¹ | 9.50 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
617 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Issigeac is a small medieval bastide located in the Perigord and approx. 20 km South-west of Bergerac in the Aquitaine region of France. It is a commune of the Dordogne department.
A village with roots in antiquity, today it is a quaint village with timbered houses circling the church and Bishops Palace (17th century). The village is circular in plan with most buildings of medieval half-timbered style (most are original) and still retains much of its 13th century walls. In 1438 it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando.
The village is set in the midst of wine country, close to the famous Chateaux de Monbazillac and their famous sweet desert wines. Many other wineries can be visited including Chateaux Jaubertie.
Throughout the year the village hosts a number of festivals and events and has a thriving farmers market on Sunday mornings, where many gastronomic delights are available as well as an exceptional selectin of local wines, meats fruit & vegetables brought ditectly to the market by their producers.
