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’. However, the death of this treacherous noble, (a member of the high aristocracy of Gascony) was one of the initial reasons for the region’s nobility gradually distancing themselves from English power [...] jurats of Libourne. Nothing remains of this imposing fortress, which covered an area of just over one hectare. The crenellated walls flanked by towers followed the shape of the landscape. ‘ The great tower
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Pertinence:100%Panel 3 : Commercial meeting point
bastide et vinicole Ville portuaire Ville du Père Noël Libourne 2025 An active port Contrary to what one might think today, for many centuries, the commercial traffic of the port was not solely focused on [...] The sacquiers enjoyed an important privilege, namely that of taking on behalf of their profession ‘ one man's load of salt from each boat, vessel or ship carrying salt arriving and unloading at the port [...] bestowed to the sacquiers was all the more important as, since the 14 th century, Libourne had been one of those rare ports where the salt trade was authorised by royal privilege, resulting in a monopoly
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Pertinence:77%Panel 4 : Maritime meeting point
and northern Europe, passed through the port. This situation created a need for interpreters on the one hand, and the need for representation of the main nations using the port on the other. For example [...] is called a couralin. Lastly, the argentat, a boat designed to transport firewood, only ever makes one trip. On arrival, once unloaded, it was dismantled and its own wood was in turn sold as firewood.
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Pertinence:61%Panel 5 : The wine trade
winter period to be put on the market. This situation created many tensions and resulted in more than one arbitration by the Seneschal of Guyenne and the Parliament of Bordeaux. Nowadays, it is obviously no [...] between Quai Souchet and the Pont de Pierre over the Dordogne displays other characteristics. It is one of the access points to the bridge and has therefore been made higher than the original level of the
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Pertinence:80%Panel 6 : Estuary heritage
Ville portuaire Ville du Père Noël Libourne 2025 A short history of carrelets Today, carrelets are one of the most famous features of the Gironde estuary and the banks of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers [...] fishing consisted of stretching a net, called an ‘escave’, across the river and then pulling it back to one of the banks. The fish were then trapped in the pocket formed by the net during this manoeuvre. This
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Pertinence:63%Panel 7 : The story of water
consumption in 1951. This put an end to age-old practices which had already largely disappeared. At one time threatened with demolition, it was a subsequent restoration in the early 1960s which gave the [...] section of the banks of the Isle. B/ WATER WITHIN THE FORTIFIED TOWN Throughout the Middle Ages, one of Libourne's main water sources was the Font Neuve. This involved a stream whose source is located
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Pertinence:38%Panel 8 : From one bank to another
vinicole Ville portuaire Ville du Père Noël Libourne 2025 Up until the 19 th century, crossing from one side of the Dordogne and the Isle to the other was only possible by ferry in Libourne. The Cavernière
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Pertinence:93%Panel 9 : A ring of stone
organise internal defence if an open breach gave the enemy a way in. The surrounding wall, more than one metre thick and 10 to 12 metres high, was topped by a crenellated sentry walk and machicolations for [...] consisting of two towers of unequal height. The highest is known as the ‘Tour Richard’ and the smaller one as the ‘Tour Barré’. This ensemble of buildings contains many of the elements of 15 th century military [...] grate which protected the wooden panels of the door when lowered. The Grand Port Tower was therefore one of the most important fortifications in the walls surrounding Libourne. Its only equivalent was the
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