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Monflanquin

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

BernardgVillage Monflanquin CC BY-SA 3.0
William EllisonBoudy de Beauregard Eglise St Blaise 1 CC BY-SA 3.0
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Claude_villetaneuse (scanner)INCONNU 170 - MONFLANQUIN - Gare des Tramways du Lot-et-Garonne, cour intérieurePublic domain
Jacques MOSSOTLa Sauvetat-sur-Lède - Château Saint-Sulpice -1 CC BY-SA 3.0
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MOSSOTLaussou - Eglise Saint-Pierre -1 CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jacques MOSSOTMonflanquin - Château de Roquefère -2 CC BY-SA 4.0
MOSSOTMonflanquin - Eglise Saint-André -1 CC BY-SA 3.0
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Alphonse of Poitiers founded Monflanquin in 1256 as a military bastide on a hill above the Lède valley, where Périgord, Quercy and Guyenne meet. It changed hands more than once in the Hundred Years' War and was taken by Protestant forces in 1574. Later it ran a departmental tramway network, from 1911 to 1933.

Highlights

The 13th-century bastide, founded by Alphonse of Poitiers
Hilltop views over the Lède valley
Nearby bastides such as Monpazier and Beaumont-du-Périgord

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Monflanquin (FR), Monflanquin (EN), Monflanquin (IT)), Wikivoyage (Monflanquin). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 2,342

Things to see

Château de Roquefère (FR)
Maison du Prince Noir (FR)
temple protestant de Monflanquin (FR)
église Saint-André de Monflanquin (FR)
église Saint-Martin de Calviac (Monflanquin) (FR)

Events through the year

Les médiévales de Monflanquin Historical · Three days in mid-August

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Monflanquin). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Harrieta171Jambon de Bayonne.CC BY-SA 3.0
Jambon de BayonneCured meatSalt-cured ham dried for seven to twelve months
Harrieta171 (Wikimedia Commons user)Biarritz Piments CC BY 2.5
Piment d'EspeletteLocal produceChilli pepper brought from the Americas, grown in the Basque Country
Roboppy (Wikipedia user)Caneles stemilion CC BY-SA 2.5
Cannelé bordelaisSweetSmall fluted pastry from Bordeaux
EspritVinBouteille Ariane 25 ans d'Age CC BY-SA 3.0
ArmagnacDrinkBrandy used to flambé dishes and flavour tourtières
Elena ReginaTuber melanosporum Vittadini 1831 (Fungi Ascomycota Pezizomycotina Pezizomycetes Pezizales Tuberaceæ) (25817500456) cro…CC0
Black truffleLocal produceOne of the symbols of Périgord cooking, with walnut and foie gras
Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine basque, Cuisine gasconne, Cuisine périgourdine, Cuisine limousine). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

3 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 2
B&Bs and guest houses 1

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Nearby member villages

Villeréal · 12 km
Penne-d'Agenais · 16 km
Pujols-le-Haut · 18 km
Monpazier · 19 km
Tournon-d'Agenais · 23 km

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