www.tourisme-libournais.com Libourne is a royal walled town, or bastide, founded in 1270 at 5 T he Merchants’ 7 François Mitterrand 9 Condat the request of King Henry III of England in the place of the former Gallo-Roman port of Condatis. He put Sir Roger...
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www.tourisme-libournais.com Libourne is a royal walled town, or bastide, founded in 1270 at 5 T he Merchants’ 7 François Mitterrand 9 Condat the request of King Henry III of England in the place of the former Gallo-Roman port of Condatis. He put Sir Roger Dock Square Chapel de Leybourne, newly promoted to the honorary rank of king’s lieutenant, in charge of building the town to which he gave his name. The name Leybourne was Frenchified over the centuries to ultimately become Libourne. Libourne, Located at the confluence of the Isle and the Dordogne rivers at the far end of the Gironde estuary, Libourne is the first shipping port on the Dordogne, nearly 100 kilometres inland. an english port This unique situation opened up foreign trade opportunities and business soon flourished, Libourne owed its reputation in the middle ages thanks to its wine trade. In the 19th and early 20th century, the arrival of merchants from Brive spurred sales Located where the town’s ramparts once stood, befo
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