Bort-les-Orgues

French commune
nomcommune=Bort-les-Orgues
Châteaux de Val
région= Limousin
département= Corrèze
arrondissement=Ussel
canton=Bort-les-Orgues
insee=19028
cp=19110
maire=Nathalie Delcouderc-Juillard
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=2.5
latitude=45.4
alt moy=437 m
alt mini=403
alt maxi=788 m
hectares=1507
km²=15.07
sans=3534
date-sans=1999
dens=235
date-dens=1999

Bort-les-Orgues is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France.

Geography

Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne River.

ights

Bort-les-Orgues takes is name from "Les Orgues", an organ-shaped old volcano at the foot of which it lies.

Another touristic feature is the medieval Château de Val, emerging from the side of a lake created by a high dam built on the river.

Personalities

Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher Jean-François Marmontel (1723-1799).

ee also

*Communes of the Corrèze department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."

External links

* [http://www.bort-les-orgues.com/ Municipality of Bort-les-Orgues]
* [http://www.chateau-de-val.com/english.htm Château de Val]