Périgueux - Perigueux (English spelling)

Japanese: ペリグー - ぺりぐー(英語表記)Périgueux
Périgueux - Perigueux (English spelling)

The capital of the Dordogne department in southwestern France. It is located on the Ile River, a tributary of the Dordogne River. It has a population of 30,193 (1999). It is the central city of the Périgord region, the seat of the bishopric, and the commercial center. Vegetables and livestock are traded here. Industries include food products such as foie gras paste and truffles (Périgord de Truffles), tobacco, leather, and chemicals. The city center is made up of two districts. The Cité in the west was Vesona in Roman times, and was the capital of the Gallic Petrocoris. The Puy-Saint-Front in the east was a town established near a monastery between the 5th and 9th centuries, and Périgueux was formed by the merger of the two. There are many historical buildings, such as a 3rd century Roman amphitheatre, the 12th century Romano-Byzantine-style Cathedral of Saint-Front (restored 1852-1901), the 12th century Church of Saint-Etienne, and the 16th century Chapel of Saint-Juan.

[Nobuyoshi Aoki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

フランス南西部、ドルドーニュ県の県都。ドルドーニュ川支流イル川河畔に位置する。人口3万0193(1999)。ペリゴールPérigord地方の中心都市で、司教座の所在地、商業中心地。野菜、家畜の取引が行われる。フォアグラのペーストやトリュフ(ペリゴール・ド・トリュフ)などの食料品、たばこ、皮革、化学などの工業がある。市の中心部は2地区からなり、西部のシテはローマ時代のベソナVesonaで、ガリア系のペトロコリイ人の首都であった。東部のピュイ・サン・フロンは5~9世紀に修道院の近くにできた町で、ペリグーは両者が合併してできた。3世紀ローマの円形闘技場、12世紀ロマノ・ビザンティン様式のサン・フロン大聖堂(1852~1901修復)、12世紀のサンテティエンヌ教会、16世紀のサン・ジュアン礼拝堂など歴史的建造物が多い。

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