Libourne

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It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol.

History

Like other sites at the confluence of important rivers, that of Libourne was appropriated at an early period. Under the Romans a Script error: No such module "Lang". stood rather more than a mile to the south of the present Libourne; it was destroyed during the troubles of the 5th century. Resuscitated by Charlemagne, it was rebuilt in 1269, as Leybornia, and was founded as a bastide by Roger de Leybourne (of Leybourne, Kent), an English seneschal of Gascony, under the authority of King Edward I of England. It suffered considerably in the struggles of the French and English for the possession of Gironde in the Hundred Years' War,[2] and joined France in the 15th century.

File:Libourne, vue depuis le tertre de Fronsac, dessin à la plume d’Herman Van der Hem, vers 1640 - cliché Bibliothèque nationale de France.jpg
Libourne, view from the mound of Fronsac, pen drawing by Herman Van der Hem, around 1640

In 1787 the parlement of Bordeaux was exiled to Libourne amid political crises.[3]

In December 1854 John Stuart Mill passed through Libourne, remarking "I stopped at Libourne as I intended & had a walk about it this morning quite the best thing there is the bridge of the Dordogne, the view from which is really fine".[4]

Sights

The Gothic church, restored in the 19th century, has a stone spire Template:Cvt high. On the quay there is a machicolated clock-tower which is a survival of the defensive walls of the 14th century. The town-house, containing a small museum and a library, is a quaint relic of the 16th century.[2] It is located by the main square, the Place Abel Surchamp, which hosts every weekend one of the largest fresh food market in the region.[citation needed] There is a statue of Élie, duc Decazes, who was born in the region.[2]

Geography

Libourne is located at the confluence of the Isle and Dordogne rivers. Libourne station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Bergerac, Angoulême, Périgueux, Limoges, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Sarlat-la-Canéda.

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Population

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Notable people

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
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  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Doyle, William (2018). The Oxford History of the French Revolution (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 77. ISBN 9780198804932.
  4. ^ The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill Vol XIV, Page 251. Template:ISBN
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Normales et records pour Saint-Émilion (33)". Meteociel. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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  7. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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