Libourne

Libourne
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne ( sub-prefecture )
Canton	Le Libournais-Fronsadais (main town)
Community association	Libournais
Coordinates	44 ° 55 ′  N , 0 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 55 ′  N , 0 ° 15 ′  W
height	2–28 m
surface	20.63 km 2
Residents	24,845 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,204 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	33500
INSEE code	33243
Website	http://www.ville-libourne.fr
Libourne on the Dordogne

Libourne is a French city with 24,845 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The city is the seat of the sub-prefecture ( sous-préfecture ) of the Arrondissement Libourne and is also the capital ( chef-lieu ) of the canton Le Libournais-Fronsadais .

geography

Location of Libourne

Libourne lies on the Dordogne River and its tributary Isle . The surrounding region is called Libournais and is known for its viticulture . Libournais includes the famous appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol .

history

Libourne was founded in 1270 as a bastide on the site of the Roman settlement Fozera . It got its name after the city founder, the Englishman Roger of Leybourne . Aquitaine was then under English rule.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2011	2016
Residents	19,834	22,123	21,651	22,119	21,012	21,761	23,681	24,880
Source: Cassini and INSEE

politics

Gilbert Mitterrand ( PS ), the second son of the former French President François Mitterrand , has been mayor since 1989 . After his resignation in November 2011, Philippe Buisson (PS) became the new mayor.

Town twinning

Libourne is twinned with the following cities:

• Schwandorf , Bavaria , Germany
• Keynsham , South West England , UK
• Logroño , La Rioja , Spain , since 1979

economy

The trading house Jean-Pierre Moueix , which owns a number of the most important wineries in the region, is based in Libourne.

Architectural monuments

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Libourne

• Synagogue , built in 1843 ( Monument historique )

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  Bridge over the Dordogne

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  town hall

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  Old gate

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  Tower of the Église St. Jean

Personalities

• René Princeteau (1843–1914), painter, sculptor and one of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec's first teachers
• Eugène Atget (1857–1927), photographer
• Léon Duguit (1859–1928), legal scholar
• Théodore Steeg (1868–1950), politician
• Fernand de Brinon (1885–1947), lawyer and journalist
• Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert (1887-1981), General
• Pierre Lewden (1901–1989), athlete (high jump)
• Pierre Gaspard-Huit (1917–2017), director and screenwriter
• Jean Marcadé (1920–2012), classical archaeologist
• Francis Coché (1924-2010), football coach and official
• René Coicaud (1927-2000), fencer
• Jean-Marie Londeix (* 1932), classical saxophonist
• Jean-Pierre Martinet (1944–1993), director, writer and critic
• Michel Rolland (* 1947), oenologist
• Nicolas Grimal (* 1948), Egyptologist
• Noël Mamère (* 1948), politician
• Mickaël Delage (* 1985), racing cyclist

Others

Libourne is also the seat of the French Christmas Post Office .

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 885-892.

Web links

Commons : Libourne  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Side of town (F)
• Tourism Page (F / E)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website Libourne ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.