Castillon-la-Bataille

Castillon-la-Bataille, town (1993 est. pop. 3,030), Gironde dept., SW France, in Guienne, on the Dordogne River. An ancient port, it has a wine and liqueur trade and a leather industry. There, in 1453, the French defeated the English in the final great battle of the Hundred Years War. It was formerly called Castillon or Castillon-et-Capitourlan.

Castillon-la-Bataille is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

This area was the site of the last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the Battle of Castillon fought July 17, 1453. On November 27, 1953, the name of the town was changed from Castillon-sur-Dordogne to its current name.

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

Based on the article in the French Wikipedia.