Usignola / France / La Roque-Gageac
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La Roque-Gageac

Nouvelle-Aquitaine · France
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Coordinates
44.8272, 1.1833
Population
439 (2022)
Elevation
80 m
Terrain
Riverside Cliff

Location

Built directly into a limestone cliff above the Dordogne river, La Roque-Gageac once held nearly four times its current population as a working river port. The cliff still occasionally sheds rock onto the houses below.

Dordogne riverPérigord Noirgabarre boat trips
Getting There & Staying Nearby
Nearest airport
Brive–Souillac Airport 48 km
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Nearest station
Sarlat-la-Canéda 14 km
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Suggested base
Sarlat-la-Canéda
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Staying nearby
Dordogne riverside guesthouses
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Nearby
river canoe trips, Périgord castles
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