Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. It is situated on the left bank of the river Dordogne. The Gare du Buisson is a railway junction, with connections to Bordeaux, Sarlat-la-Canéda, Agen and Périgueux.
History In 1893, the commune of Cabans was renamed Le Buisson. In 1960, Cussac and Le Buisson merged to form Le Buisson-Cussac. In 1974, the communes Cadouin, Le Buisson-Cussac, Paleyrac and Urval merged and formed the new commune Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin.Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0030, 3 February 1974, pp. 1283-1284. Urval separated in 1989.
Cadouin Abbey (founded in 1115, dissolved in 1791) was formerly situated here.
Population
Demographics Students: 4.05% Single-parent families: 10.39%
Occupation Agriculture: 4% Commercial and manufacturing: 12% Services: 8% Intermediary professions: 14% Employees: 36% Labourers: 25%
Sights Grotte de Cussac, a cave containing more than 100 prehistoric artworks Cadouin Abbey, 12th-century Cistercian monastery Jardin de Planbuisson
See also Communes of the Dordogne department
References
External links
Buisson-de-Cadouin Le Buisson-de-Cadouin on the Quid site