Mussidan is located at the natural junction of the valleys of Crempse and Beauronne crossed by Valley Isle. From prehistory to the present day through the Middle Ages, religious wars and World War II, Mussidan has always occupied a strategic position due to its natural position and at the same time was heavily influenced by history.
This natural position also allows him to take advantage of an important road and rail network and giving it the full opening to other regions and Europe.
The Mussidanais has many different and varied landscape to the change of scenery and not giving up the monotony. Indeed, the Double forest north of Mussidan (right bank of the Isle) is a pine forest that develops special or mysterious atmosphere. The Landais forest south of Mussidan (left bank of the Isle) is a forest of oak, elm, chestnut favor of hunting tourism. Finally, in the southwest of Mussidan, Valley Crempse attracts both for its beauty, its peace by its traditions, anecdotes, fables and legends. It is a narrow valley, very hilly, green, agricultural, changing with the seasons. It is the link between the Vezere Valley and the Dordogne Valley.
