- Source: Bort-les-Orgues
Bort-les-Orgues (French pronunciation: [bɔʁ le.z‿ɔʁɡ]; Occitan: Bòrt) is a commune in the south-central French department of Corrèze.
Geography
Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne.
The southern boundary of the commune is formed by the rivers Rhue and Dordogne. About 3 km east of the confluence of these rivers, the Rhue has carved a small gorge at a site known as the "Saut de la Saule". Bort-les-Orgues takes its name from les Orgues, a 2-km-long cliff of volcanic columnar basalt 80m to 100m high, at the foot of which it lies.
Population
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.
Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.
References
External links
Official site
Château de Val
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Komune di departemen Corrèze
- Arondisemen Ussel
- Daftar sungai di Prancis
- Tulle
- Corrèze, Corrèze
- Saint-Augustin, Corrèze
- Saillac, Corrèze
- Neuvic, Corrèze
- Aix, Corrèze
- Bar, Corrèze
- Bort-les-Orgues
- Lac de Bort-les-Orgues
- Bort (disambiguation)
- Dordogne (river)
- Miss France 2025
- Corrèze's 1st constituency
- List of places with columnar jointed volcanics
- List of rivers of France
- Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay
- List of power stations in France
