Sorgh

Sorzh, a part of the Perigueux metropolitan area, is located in the north of the Dordogne department. The minimum height of the terrain, 120 meters, is in the southeast of the commune. The maximum height, 216 meters, is in the north-west and north of its territory in the La Kabylie area .

On the northwestern edge of the commune there is a dried-out ditch that crosses fields next to the Limoges-Perigueux railway line. It recalls that in the 19th century, before the construction of this railway, the Bornon stream flowed through the territory of the commune.

Sorghum is located in a straight line 19 kilometers north-east of Perigueux and 12 kilometers south-west of Tivier . Sorzh village is located at the intersection of national highway 21 and departmental roads 68, 74 and 106.

In 2007, one enterprise was operating in Sorge - Sorges motoculture (repair of machinery and mechanical equipment).

Attractions

• Truffle Ethnomuseum , which includes the museum building itself, as well as truffle search paths ^[1]
• Church of St. Herman of Osser , Romanesque building of the XII century, rebuilt in the XVI century; since 1967, the object is included in the additional list of historical monuments ^[2]
• The ruins of the Chateau Chabannes ( fr. Château des Chabannes ), private property. At the beginning of the 20th century, the owner of the Chateau Chabannes ordered the demolition of two towers. One of them was transported to Vitrac and again raised at the main residential building in Montfort Castle .
• Sorzh Manor , XVIII century, private property.
• La Viegerie Manor , located on the border between Sorges and Sarliak-sur-l'Ile , private property

Mass events

• Truffle festival takes place annually in January in Sorge (25th time in 2013 ^[3] )
• Every year in early September, starting in the 1970s, a dog exhibition is held in Sorge

• Black Perigord
• Black truffle

• Site "Sorge in Perigord"