BORT-LES-ORGUES

'Bort-les-Orgues' is a small town and commune of the Corrèze ''département'', in the Limousin ''région'' of France.

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Geography

Sights

Miscellaneous

Geography

Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne River.

Sights

Bort-les-Orgues takes is name from "Les Orgues", an organ-shaped old volcano at the foot of which it lies.
Another touristic feature is the medieval Château de Vals, emerging from the side of a lake created by a high dam built on the river.

Miscellaneous

Bort-les-Orgues was the birthplace of the philosopher Jean-François Marmontel (1723-1799).