Bort-les-Orgues (; ) is a commune in the south-central French department of

Corrèze Corrèze (; ) is a département 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, on the bo ...

Geography

Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...

. The southern boundary of the commune is formed by the rivers Rhue and

. About 3 km east of the confluence of these rivers, the Rhue has carved a small gorge at a site known as the "Saut de la Saule". 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.

Population

Personalities

*Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher

Jean-François Marmontel Jean-François Marmontel (; 11 July 1723 – 31 December 1799) was a French historian, writer and a member of the Encyclopédistes movement. Biography He was born of poor parents at Bort, Limousin (today in Corrèze). After studying wi ...

(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. *

Pierre Tornade Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998. Biography He was born Pierre Tournadre on 21 January 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues in the departm ...

(21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Corrèze Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Limousin {{Corrèze-geo-stub