Bort-les-Orgues
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General view from les Orgues.
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 45°24′N 2°30′E / 45.4°N 2.5°ECoordinates: 45°24′N 2°30′E / 45.4°N 2.5°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Ussel | |
| Canton | Bort-les-Orgues | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Nathalie Delcouderc-Juillard | |
| Area1 | 15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,194 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19028 /19110 | |
| Elevation | 403–788 m (1,322–2,585 ft) (avg. 437 m or 1,434 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bort-les-Orgues (Bòrt in Occitan) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne.
The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne.
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.
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