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Pertinence:100%Panel 2 : Historic meeting point
th and 14 th centuries, nearly 400 fortified towns were created in the south of France. These were new towns, built to meet economic, military and political objectives. Some of them became important towns [...] Libourne in order to attract as large a population of settlers as possible and to ensure that the new town would have an economic vitality which would strengthen the Duchy of Aquitaine. The very ancient [...] a very special fortified town since, unlike most of these urban creations, it was not an entirely new town, but the extension and integration of a pre-existing port village (called Fozera in the 12 th
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Pertinence:95%Panel 8 : From one bank to another
suspension bridge could not support this new crossing. By creating the Saint-André-de-Cubzac - Libourne tramway line, the departement was offering the people of Libourne a new means of transport. In the face of [...] more rigid. It had to be able to withstand heavier traffic and heavy loads of stone or wine. Like the new suspension bridges built upstream (Guîtres, Coutras, Savignac-de-l'Isle), it had to ‘ provide a pavement [...] pedestrians safe (…) . Each pavement would be 0.54 cm wide ’. In the end, it was decided to build a new structure for the tramway. It was inspired by the footbridge designed by Gustave Eiffel so that trains
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Pertinence:83%Panel 5 : The wine trade
in barrels. From 1870 onwards, phylloxera (an insect which ravaged the vineyards) forced the use of new grape varieties. The wine world always continued to adapt despite these developments and crises and [...] of its medieval walls, this area had the advantage (in addition to the possibility of constructing new buildings) of being located near the river and close to the road network which now linked Libourne [...] of the Libourne harbourfront, which is now geared towards leisure and tourism, have given them a new purpose.
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Pertinence:68%Panel 7 : The story of water
its drain were rebuilt several times. This work gave rise to the name of the Font Neuve spring (the new fountain). By the end of the 17 th century, the supply of drinking water to Libourne had become a problem [...] pool and numerous repairs to the pipes followed until it was decided to replace them completely. A new fountain was built in 1832. It was huge and in a square design comprising four arcades topped with
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Pertinence:66%Panel 1 : Geographic meeting point
Vignerot, Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac, had a private residence built on the site of the castle. This new château was noted for its architectural qualities at the time of its construction (it included a reception [...] made of mirrors) but was demolished in 1793 during the Revolution. It was not until the 1860s that a new residence was built on top of the knoll. This building, remarkable for its domed lantern, enjoys b
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