Les Graulges
Encyclopedia
Les Graulges is a commune
in the Dordogne
department in Aquitaine
in southwestern France
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forms the commune's southern border. The ruisseau de Bretanges (stream of Bretanges), a tributary of the Lizonne, forms part of the communes's south-eastern border.
The village lies in the southern part of the commune, on a height above the Lizonne.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
department in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
The LizonneLizonne
The Lizonne , also called Nizonne, is a long river in the Dordogne and Charente départements, southwestern France. Its source is near Morelière, a hamlet in Sceau-Saint-Angel. It flows generally southwest...
forms the commune's southern border. The ruisseau de Bretanges (stream of Bretanges), a tributary of the Lizonne, forms part of the communes's south-eastern border.
The village lies in the southern part of the commune, on a height above the Lizonne.