périgord

{{Short description|Natural region and former province of France}}

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| native_name = {{lang|oc|Peiregòrd}} / {{native name|oc|Perigòrd}}

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| image_caption = Dordogne in Périgord, near Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

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| map_caption = The four regions of Périgord

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Périgord ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|p|ɛr|ɪ|ɡ|ɔr}} {{respell|PERR|ig|or}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˌ|p|ɛr|ɪ|ˈ|ɡ|ɔr}} {{respell|-|OR}};{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/P%C3%A9rigord |title=Périgord |dictionary=Oxford Dictionaries UK English Dictionary |publisher=Oxford University Press}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Périgord|access-date=March 2, 2019}} {{IPA|fr|peʁiɡɔʁ|lang|fr-Perigord.ogg}}; {{langx|oc|Peiregòrd}} {{IPA|oc|pejɾeˈɣɔɾ(t)|}} or {{lang|oc|Perigòrd}} {{IPA|oc|peɾiˈɣɔɾ(t)|}}) is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne department, now forming the northern part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is divided into four areas called the Périgord Noir (Black), named so for the truffles that can be found there, the Périgord Blanc (White), for chalk cliffs and quarries, the Périgord Vert (Green), for forests and forestry and the Périgord Pourpre (Purple), for wine and viticulture. The geography and natural resources of Périgord make it a region rich in history and wildlife,{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destination/france/91708/Dordogne-travel-guide.html | title=Dordogne travel guide | publisher=The Telegraph | date=4 January 2013 | access-date=8 April 2013}} and the newly created Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin aims to conserve it as such.{{cite web | url=http://www.parc-naturel-perigord-limousin.fr/ | title=Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin | publisher=Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin | access-date=8 April 2013}}

Périgord is noted for its cuisine, especially its duck and goose products, such as confit de canard and foie gras.{{cite web | url=http://www.foiegras-perigord.com/ | title=Foies gras du Périgord | publisher=FoieGras-Perigord | access-date=8 April 2013}} It is known as a centre for truffles in France.{{cite web | url=http://www.enjoyfoiegras.com/info/black_truffles_perigord.html | title=All About Truffles: Black Truffles from Perigord, France | publisher=MirePoix | date=2004–2011 | access-date=8 April 2013}} Périgourdine wines include Bergerac (red and white) and Monbazillac.