Le Puy, Gironde
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Le Puy is a commune
in the Gironde
department in Aquitaine
in southwestern France
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Le Puy lies 65 km (40.4 mi) from Bordeaux on the intersection of the D15 and the D16 and 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) from Monségur across the river Dropt.
The locality produces the famous Entre deux mers wine.
Mill reservoirs can provide good fishing for roach, carp and pike.
The region is well-known for its cèpes (boletus mushroom).
, from Quercy
to the Bordelais
. The river is an affluent of the right bank of the Gironde
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The alluvial plain of the Dropt is characterized by boulbène (a soil composed of clay and sand) terraces, rising to foothills of molasse (chalky sandstone sedimentary deposits) with a few hillocks or the edges of chalky plateaus.
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The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in Le Puy in 1650 by Jesuit Priest Jean Pierre Medaille.
The town lost 10 soldiers during World War I
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
department in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
in southwestern France
France
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Le Puy lies 65 km (40.4 mi) from Bordeaux on the intersection of the D15 and the D16 and 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) from Monségur across the river Dropt.
Economy
The economy is agricultural, with wheat, sunflowers and soya being grown in recent years to complement the more traditional plums and tobacco.The locality produces the famous Entre deux mers wine.
Mill reservoirs can provide good fishing for roach, carp and pike.
The region is well-known for its cèpes (boletus mushroom).
Geography
The town lies in the Dropt basin which covers nearly 1500 km² (579.2 sq mi) in GuyenneGuyenne
Guyenne or Guienne , , ; Occitan Guiana ) is a vaguely defined historic region of south-western France. The Province of Guyenne, sometimes called the Province of Guyenne and Gascony, was a large province of pre-revolutionary France....
, from Quercy
Quercy
Quercy is a former province of France located in the country's southwest, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east by Rouergue and Auvergne....
to the Bordelais
Bordelais
Bordelais is a French term meaning "of Bordeaux" and can refer to* an inhabitant of the city Bordeaux* the area surrounding the city Bordeaux* an inhabitant of the commune Les Bordes-sur-Lez* Bordeaux wine, or the Bordeaux wine region...
. The river is an affluent of the right bank of the Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
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The alluvial plain of the Dropt is characterized by boulbène (a soil composed of clay and sand) terraces, rising to foothills of molasse (chalky sandstone sedimentary deposits) with a few hillocks or the edges of chalky plateaus.
History
The town was a halting place on the pilgrimage to Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
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The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in Le Puy in 1650 by Jesuit Priest Jean Pierre Medaille.
The town lost 10 soldiers during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Population
Its inhabitants are known as Puylots.Sights
- Valley of the Dropt industrial dairy 1945. Manufactures butter and milk powder;
- Archives record three windmills at Saint-Batz;
- Parish church of Saint AnneSaint AnneSaint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...
; - Friday market in Monségur, a 13th century bastide (walled town).
External links (all sites in French, unless otherwise indicated)
- Valley of the Dropt
- Weather for Le Puy
- Financial Data for Le Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry
- Tax information for Le Puy (in English)
- Closest communes to Le Puy
- Ministry of Culture site
- Le Puy on Villorama site
- My hometown (Monclocher) site (Location of townhall only)
Map links
- Map and list of communes of Gironde
- Map of Le Puy on Michelin (in English)
- Map of Le Puy on the Institut Géographique National site
- Map of Le Puy on Mapquest (in English)
- Le Puy on the Cassini map
- Map of Le Puy on Mappy (in English)
- Location of Le Puy on a map of France
- Calculate straight-line distance from Le Puy to other towns in Gironde