Bassillac et Auberoche
The Isle River defines the setting of Bassillac et Auberoche — its low valley supports a patchwork of fields, wooded edges and dispersed settlements east of Périgueux. This rural commune in the Dordogne department brings together several former communes, including Bassillac, Blis-et-Born and Le Change, under one local administration created in 2017. Périgueux-Bassillac Airport stands on the open land around Bassillac, giving the area a practical aviation role alongside farming. The nearby city of Périgueux is the historic centre of Périgord and preserves major remains of the Roman town of Vesunna, including the Vesunna museum and the Tour de Vésone. Bassillac et Auberoche is defined less by urban density than by the meeting of river-valley countryside, small communities and transport infrastructure.
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Bassillac et Auberoche occupies rolling countryside around the Isle River, east of Périgueux in the Dordogne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Created in 2017 through the union of six former communes, it brings together Bassillac’s riverside settlement with hamlets, farmland and wooded slopes associated with Auberoche. This is inland Périgord, where limestone terrain, quiet local roads and dispersed rural communities set the rhythm of the landscape. Périgueux-Bassillac Airport lies nearby, while Périgueux adds a Roman and medieval urban dimension to the wider area. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Dordogne connects across Périgord.
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