Bort-les-Orgues (; oc, Bòrt) is a

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in the

Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ...

department in central

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Geography

Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...

. The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne.

Sights

Bort-les-Orgues takes its name from ''les Orgues'', a 2 km long cliff of volcanic columnar basalt 80m to 100m high, 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

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built on the river.

Population

Personalities

*Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher Jean-François Marmontel (1723–1799). *Lina Margy (1914–1973), the famous French singer of the ''Le Petit Vin blanc'' was born in Rue de Piechecros, in Bort-les-Orgues.

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