Saint-Cyprien, Dordogne
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Saint-Cyprien is a commune
in the Dordogne
department in Aquitaine
in southwestern France
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It serves as the seat of the canton of Saint-Cyprien
. It is the most populous commune in the canton.
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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It serves as the seat of the canton of Saint-Cyprien
Canton of Saint-Cyprien
The Canton of Saint-Cyprien is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. The lowest point is 45 m in the commune of Coux-et-Bigaroque, the highest point is in Bézenac at 317 m, the average elevation is 96 m...
. It is the most populous commune in the canton.