In 1800 the arrondissements of Périgueux, Bergerac, Nontron, Ribérac and Sarlat were established. The arrondissement of Ribérac was disbanded in 1926.[6]
The borders of the arrondissements of Dordogne were modified in January 2017:[7]
21 communes from the arrondissement of Bergerac to the arrondissement of Périgueux
one commune from the arrondissement of Bergerac to the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda
28 communes from the arrondissement of Périgueux to the arrondissement of Nontron
22 communes from the arrondissement of Périgueux to the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda