Libourne

Libourne

French commune
nomcommune=Libourne
Town hall
région=Aquitaine
département=Gironde
arrondissement=Libourne
canton=Libourne
insee=33243
cp=33500
maire=Gilbert Mitterrand
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Libournais
longitude=-0.241699
latitude=44.923974
alt moy=15 m
alt mini=2
alt maxi=28 m
hectares=2063
km²=20.63
sans=21,761
date-sans=1999
dens= 1054.8
date-dens=1999

Libourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

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

Geography

Libourne is located at the confluence of the Isle and Dordogne rivers.

History

In 1270, Leybornia was founded as a bastide by Roger de Leybourne (of 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 14th century, and joined France in the 15th century.

ights

The Gothic church, restored in the 19th century, has a stone spire convert|232|ft|m|abbr=on high. On the quay there is a machicolated clock-tower which is a survival of the defensive walls of the 14th century; and the town-house, containing a small museum and a library, is a quaint relic of the 16th century. It is located by the main square, the Place Abel Surchamp, which hosts every week end one of the largest fresh food market in the region. There is a statue of Élie, duc Decazes, who was born in the neighborhood.

ee also

*Communes of the Gironde department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."

External links

* [http://www.ville-libourne.fr/ Official website] (in French)
* [http://www.libourne.org/ Non official website] (in French)


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