Formerly known Auriac-en-Perigord, then Auriac de Montignac, Auriac-du-Périgord should perhaps its name or some Aurius Aurelius who would install a "villa" Gallo-Roman.
Between Thenon and Montignac, it nestles in the valley of Laurence whose average gradient of 1% allowed once the diet of many mills (15 mills were said count of 15 km). Its geographical location, north of the Black Perigord halfway between Perigueux and Brive, makes it a perfect place to stay, both quiet and near the most famous attractions: Lascaux, the Vezere Valley and Les Eyzies, Rouffignac, Hautefort and Sarlat.
The town, itself, presents a valuable asset linked to its ancient history and particular. The Lordship of Auriac was created in 1487, following the sale by the lords of Albret (which will be home from King Henry IV of France) Rights and rents of land to the Cropte Antoinette wife of Pierre Arnal which the eldest son, François Arnal became lord of Faye and Auriac. This lordship is included in the county of Périgord while under the suzerainty of the house of Albret. Catholic in a Protestant environment, among the English French, Auriac cultivated its uniqueness as evidenced by numerous towers.
With over 200 "fires" and 1000 "souls" in Henry IV, despite episodes of plague and famine, Auriac remains under the Ancien Regime to count 256 "fires" and 1200 inhabitants in the Revolution. Auriac is essentially a common wine, the arrival of phylloxera in 1875 will cause an exodus of the population along the disappearance of the vineyard (1,088 inhabitants in 1881 to 805 h in 1891). After the first world war general phenomenon in France, the exodus will take even more intense. Population will decrease to 300 inhabitants in 1980. It rose to 430 people today.
