Canton de Périgueux-Nord-Est

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Le canton de Périgueux-Nord-Est est une ancienne division administrative française située dans le département de la Dordogne, en région Aquitaine.

Location

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Nearby Places

Champcevinel

Champcevinel is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Neighbourhood

Périgueux

Périgueux is a commune in the Dordogne department, in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Périgueux is the prefecture of Dordogne, and was the capital city of the historic region of Périgord. It is also the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese.

Government Neighbourhood

2.7 km

Cantons of Périgueux

The cantons of Périgueux are administrative divisions of the Dordogne department, in southwestern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the town of Périgueux is subdivided into 2 cantons. Their seat is in Périgueux.

Government

Diocese of Périgueux

The Diocese of Périgueux and Sarlat is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its episcopal see is Périgueux, in the département of Dordogne, in the région of Aquitaine. The Diocese of Périgueux is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bordeaux. The current bishop is Philippe Mousset, who was appointed in 2014.

Church

Tourny avenues

The Tourny avenues are located in the city center of Périgueux, in the French department of Dordogne. Their history dates back to the 18th century, when Intendant Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny created them between 1743 and 1748. In 1909, the monument to the dead of the Dordogne Mobiles was built in its eastern section, which was renamed "esplanade du Souvenir" in 1997. The allées have been classified as a site of picturesque interest since 1950. Since the 1980s, they have hosted a variety of events.

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Historique

Le canton de Périgueux-Nord-Est est issu en 1973 de la partition en trois du canton de Périgueux et fait partie de l'arrondissement de Périgueux.

Redécoupage cantonal de 2014-2015

Un nouveau découpage territorial entre en vigueur lors des élections départementales de mars 2015, défini par le décret du 21 février 2014, en application des lois du 17 mai 2013 (loi organique 2013-402 et loi 2013-403). En Dordogne, le nombre de cantons passe ainsi de 50 à 25 et le canton de Périgueux-Nord-Est disparaît. Ses communes sont intégrées dans le canton de Périgueux-2 (la fraction communale de Périgueux) et le canton de Trélissac (les trois autres communes).