Sainte-Orse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɔʁs]; Occitan: Senta Orsa) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The first written reference of the town is the village church, "Sancta Ursa" recorded in the year 1072.

[3] The "Cassini map" of France between 1756 and 1789, shows the village under the name of "'Saint Orse"', and during the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the name was "Orse-le-Pierreux".

[4] A number of historic buildings are located in the town:

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