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Montignac was the home of the nineteenth-century French writer Eugène Le Roy, who was a district tax collector and wrote two celebrated novels about rural life in eighteenth-century Périgord. There is a small museum in the town dedicated to him. [6] Montignac was the main area for the district between 1790 and 1795.
Montignac (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲak]; Occitan: Montinhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population [ edit ]
Château de Montignac - keep and remains of an 11th-13th century castle, listed since 1962 as a monument historique by the Ministry of Culture. [4]The bronze bell in the parish church of Notre-Dame weighs 200 kg and dates from 1666 and has been classified by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique since 1944. [5]
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In 1350, it was in the hands of Pierre II d'Amboise, viscount of Thouars, before being bought by La Rochefoucauld family on 13 January 1399. Montignac became a barony in the 15th century and was preserved by the La Rochefoucaulds until the French Revolution. The remains of the castle were dismantled around 1840 and the chapel dedicated to Saint ...
Some of the above sites have small museums or displays showcasing some of the archaeological finds made there, e.g. at Castel Merle. The region also has three main visitor centres: the National Museum of Prehistory (in and around the Château de Tayac) and the International Pole of Prehistory in les Eyzies, and Lascaux IV in Montignac. [36] [37 ...
Search. Search. Appearance. Donate; Create account; ... Montignac (French ... Occitan: Montinhac) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western ...
Montignac-Toupinerie (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲak tupinʁi]; Occitan: Montinhac e La Topinariá) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. See also [ edit ]