Le Buisson-de-Cadouin is a commune

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 southwestern France

France

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It is connected with an ancient

Ancient Rome

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 Roman road known as the Via Lemovicensis. The commune is situated by the Dordogne

Dordogne River

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Population

History

In 1893, the commune of Cabans was renamed Le Buisson. Later in 1960, Cussac and Le Buisson merged to form Le Buisson. In 1974, three more communes including Cadouin, Le Buisson-Cussac, Paleyrac and Urval became with the new name Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin. Urval

Urval

Urval is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-History:It joined the commune of Le Buisson-Cussac and merged with Cadouin and Paleyrac to form Le Buisson-de-Cadouin in 1974. It became a settlement. It separated in 1989 and became a commune...

 separated in 1989.

Industrial sector

• Agriculture: 4%
• Commercial and manufacturing: 12%
• Services: 8%
• Intermediary professions: 14%
• Employees: 36%
• Others: 25%

Sights

• Grotte de Cussac
  Grotte de Cussac
  The Grotte de Cussac is a cave containing over 150 Paleolithic artworks as well as several human remains. It is located in the Dordogne River valley in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France....
  
  , a cave containing more than 100 prehistoric artworks.
• Jardin de Planbuisson
  Jardin de Planbuisson
  The Jardin de Planbuisson , also known as Bambous de Planbuisson, is a private botanical garden specializing in grasses and bamboo, located on Rue Montaigne, Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France...
  
  
• The village of Buisson features a rural cinema with the most admissions in France.

External links

• Buisson-de-Cadouin Le Buisson-de-Cadouin on the Quid site
• Le Buisson-de-Cadouin on the map of France