Penne-d'Agenais

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

Wolfgang BauerPenne-d-Agenais AltstadtPublic domain
MOSSOTHautefage-la-Tour - Mairie CC BY-SA 3.0
Paternel 1Lustrac CC BY-SA 3.0
Paternel 1Mairie de Valeilles CC BY-SA 4.0
SarahTaher2Rue de la cité médiévale Penne-d'Agenais CC BY-SA 4.0
Paternel 1Saint-Sylvestre (47)CC BY-SA 4.0
Paternel 1Trémons CC BY-SA 4.0
ElfabriciodelamanchaMonument aux Morts Penne-d'Agenais 2 CC0
ElfabriciodelamanchaPenne-d'Agenais 1 CC0
Wolfgang BauerPenne-d-agenaisPublic domain

Its name comes from a Celtic word for a crest, and Penne-d'Agenais does sit on a rocky spur 120 metres above the Lot, with its old river port at the foot. Richard the Lionheart fortified the castle, and the town changed hands through the Albigensian Crusade, the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. A revival begun in 1979 set out to bring contemporary art into the old streets.

Highlights

Views over the Lot valley from the medieval town's spur
Port de Penne, the old river harbour on the Lot
Notre-Dame de Peyragude, rebuilt after a plague vow, with an annual 15 August procession
The station memorial to the 1944 deportation of Eysses prisoners
A stage on the Via Arvernha pilgrim route to Compostela

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Penne-d'Agenais (FR), Penne-d'Agenais (EN), Penne-d'Agenais (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 2,496

Things to see

Château de Noaillac (FR)
Shrine Notre-Dame de Peyragude (Penne-d'Agenais) (FR)
Tour d'Escoute (FR)

Events through the year

15 August fireworks and dance Seasonal · 15 August
Procession to Notre-Dame de Peyragude Religious · 15 AugustVow made in 1653 to end the plague

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

Adapted from Wikipedia (Penne-d'Agenais). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.