world.wikisort.org - France

Search / Calendar

Tournon-d'Agenais is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

Tournon-d’Agenais
Commune
A general view of Tournon-d’Agenais
Coat of arms
Location of Tournon-d’Agenais
Tournon-d’Agenais
Tournon-d’Agenais
Coordinates: 44°24′03″N 0°59′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementVilleneuve-sur-Lot
CantonLe Fumélois
IntercommunalityFumel Vallée du Lot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Balsac[1]
Area
1
21.26 km2 (8.21 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
761
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47312 /47370
Elevation103–261 m (338–856 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History


Tournon-d'Agenais was founded in 1271 by Philip III (1245–1285), King of France from 1270 to 1280 and son of the King Louis IX, commonly known as Saint Louis. At the heart of the urban planning in this bastide is the typical central square (Place des Corniers) with stone houses above arched stone arcades. This reflects the planners’ intent to create a vital place for social and commercial exchanges among the new residents.[3] In addition, the halle (market building), the town house and the maison of Bayle are located in this central square, showing a centralization of the municipal institutions. In the center of the square there is also the town wall, which was a symbol of a major struggle during the Middle Ages for an ample supply of water. The castle of Tournon d'Agenais destroyed in 1212, was noted by the English in 1283 and played an important role during the Hundred Year War.[4] On the other side of the main square, a few streets away, there is the bishop's house called 'Abescat'. This was built during the 13th century and became the parish church of Tournon after the old church was destroyed in the 1560s during the French Wars of Religion.[5]


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. "An Introduction to Bastides (PPT), at About The Bastides". John Reps Collection. Cornell University Library. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. "Histoire et patrimoine". Tournon d'Agenais. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. Base Mérimée: Maison dite l'Abescat, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tournon-d'Agenais.



This Lot-et-Garonne geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e

На других языках

- [en] Tournon-d'Agenais

[es] Tournon-d'Agenais

Tournon-d'Agenais es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Aquitania, departamento de Lot y Garona, en el distrito de Villeneuve-sur-Lot y cantón de Tournon-d'Agenais.


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2024
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии