THE open air public swimming pool in Villefranche-du-Périgord will open for the summer season on Saturday 30 June.
The pool is found near the gymnasium on the north side of the village and it will be open every day from 14h to 19h until Sunday 2 September, and for more information call 05 53 29 91 44.
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KEEN to brush up on your pointing or shooting; wondering what a cochonnet or mène are? Then polish up your boules and get along to Villefranche-du-Périgord in a couple of weeks.
The concours de pétanque will take place on Saturday 16 June from 19h with the competition open to all and it will operate with teams of two, costing 5 euros per person with a drink included.
A bar and snacks will be available, with the event taking place at the boulodrome in Villefranche-du-Périgord, which is found just off the D660 near the small pond in the village.
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CYCLING fans should head to Villefranche-du-Périgord on Sunday 10 June, when a race through the bastides and woods of the area takes place.
The 22nd Tour du Périgord will see 150 cyclists take on a 154 km course around the local villages of Villefranche and Besse, as well as the challenging hills and sweeping bends of the area, giving you a chance to experience an afternoon of cycling action.
Teams from across France will be in competition and the last race in 2016 was undertaken in a strong wind, that saw the field stretched out as the battle for first place came to a climax.
This year's race starts at 13h15 from Villefranche-du-Périgord, with the finish expected to be around 17h and it forms part of the Coupe de France, Division Nationale 3 competition.
Here is a short video from 2016's race.
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CHEER on the runners this Sunday when they take to the trails around Villefranche-du-Périgord for the fifth annual cross-country run.
The runners will be setting off from the village square with the choice of two routes, one of 12km the other of 25km, that takes in the woods and slopes of the surrounding countryside.
From around 12h30 lunch will be available and there will also be a presentation of prizes for those who came out top on the day.
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THE stunning Dordogne countryside was the backdrop to stage 10 of this year's le Tour as television viewers from around the world saw the best of this corner of France.
The race itself saw German Marcel Kittel win the stage as he sprinted over the line for his fourth stage win, while Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey, but it was the Dordogne's many chateaux, its river and deep wooded hillsides that stared.
Crowds lined the 178km route from Périgueux to Bergerac, with particular mention of the thousands cheering on the cyclists up the slope out of Le Buisson.
For fans watching on the television the helicopter camera crew showed them the Dordogne valley with Dômme in the foreground, La Roque Gageac proved a popular stop and all the chateaux in the region seemed to feature.
Out on the road, and from our own vantage point near Urval close to the river Dordogne, people waved and cheered as the publicity caravan, including a motorised madeleine, sped past before the cyclists themselves in a flash of spinning wheels and blurred Lycra.
Despite the race only really taking off in the last couple of kilometres, the many thousands along the route are sure to have enjoyed the day, chatted and met new friends, whilst lapping up the growing excitement of le Tour's approach - I know I did.
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KEEN to brush up on your pointing or shooting; wondering what a cochonnet or mène are? Then polish up your boules and get along to Villefranche-du-Périgord in a couple of weeks.
The first concours de pétanque organised by the newly formed festival committee of the village, will take place on Saturday 17 June from 16h.
The competition is open to all and will operate with teams of two, costing 5 euros per person with a drink included.
A bar and snacks will be available, with the event taking place at the boulodrome in Villefranche-du-Périgord, which is found just off the D660 near the small pond in the village.
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SARLAT is set to be a key point on the route of this year's Tour de France as it winds its way through the Dordogne on 11 July.
Sud Ouest reports that the popular tourist town will host three 'villages' for cycling fans to enjoy, including special features on the sport as well as local delicacies to savour.
It does mean that large areas of the town will be closed to cars on 11 July as the race goes through Sarlat, with the day's racing starting in Périgueux, and taking in the Dordogne valley, before coming to a climax at the finish line in Bergerac.
The Tour de France 2017 spends a rest day in Périgueux on 10 July, races through the département the next day and leaves the region from Eymet on 12 July as it heads down to Pau.
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CYCLING fans should head to Villefranche-du-Périgord on Sunday 30 April, when a race through the bastides and woods of the area takes place.
The 21st Tour du Périgord will see more than 100 cyclists take on a 154 km course around the local villages of Villefranche and Besse, as well as the challenging hills and sweeping bends of the area, giving you a chance to experience an afternoon of cycling action.
Teams from across France will be in competition and last year's race was undertaken in a strong wind, that saw the field stretched out as the battle for first place came to a climax.
This year's race starts at 13h15 from Villefranche-du-Périgord, with the finish expected to be around 17h15 and it forms part of the Coupe de France, Division Nationale 3 competition.
Here is a short video from last year's race.
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THE Dordogne will play host to two stages of the 2017 Tour de France with the race being in the area on the 10, 11 and 12 July.
All the fun will start on the 10 July with a rest day in Périgueux, then on the 11 July the race takes in a 178km stretch through the Dordogne, via Lascaux, to Bergerac.
The cyclists and caravane then head to Eymet on the 12 July for the start of a day's racing that will see the day finish in Pau, before heading off into the Pyrenees.
The 2017 Tour de France will start in Düsseldorf on 1 July before finishing on the Champs-Elysées on Sunday 23 July.
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IT was only last week that I was writing about la chasse and how they played a role in the countryside and whether it would change.
One task they undertake is to try and control the sanglier, or wild boar, as they can do real damage to the crops and in the local football team's case the pitch.
A few days ago a number of sanglier dug up around 200 square metres of the pitch at Saint-Cernin-de-l'Herm, covering a corner and part of the goal area resulting in it needing reseeding.
The sanglier were digging for worms under the surface of the pitch, fortunately the teams at St Cernin have a second pitch to play on as it is likely to require a good few weeks for the pitch to get back to a playable condition.
And a low electric fence has been installed to try and keep at bay any future pitch invasions.
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