Lamothe-Montravel

Lamothe -Mont Ravel ( Occitan: La Mota de MONTRAVEL ) is a commune with 1239 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Dordogne in the Aquitaine region.

Location

Lamothe- Montravel is situated on the north bank of the Dordogne at a height of about 20 meters above sea level. inst in the west of the department of Dordogne. The nearest major town is about 40 km ( driving distance ) located east of Bergerac, the capital of the arrondissement. The historically significant Schlachtenort Castillon- la -Bataille is located about six kilometers to the west in the département of Gironde.

Demographics

Even in the 19th century, the community had mostly around 1,000 Einwöhner. Through the phylloxera crisis in the wine and the mechanization of agriculture, the population declined from the record lows in the 1960s and 1970s.

Economy

In earlier times, the residents of the community lived as subsistence agriculture, which included the wine and a little livestock. Since medieval times part of the wine produced in the area was shipped in barrels and on rafts or barges over the Dordogne and the ports of the Gironde to England. The soils of the municipality are now a wine region Mont Ravel (AOC ).

History

The municipality's territory Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age and Roman pottery finds were made. Lamothe (La Motha ) and Mont Ravel ( Monte Ravello ) formed a unit already in the late Middle Ages. In the 16th century a large part of the population turned to Protestantism. Right at the beginning of the Wars of Religion (1562-1598) also came Lamothe- Montravel into the whirlpool of disputes: castle and town suffered heavy damage. On February 22, 1622, the town was besieged again - this time by the soldiers of Louis XIII. under the leadership of the Duke of Elbeuf.

Attractions

• The Château des Archevêques de Bordeaux was in 15-16. Built century and was the summer residence of the Archbishops of Bordeaux. As such, the castle was of course immediately in view of the Protestant armies, which largely destroyed in 1562. The remaining components ( Renaissance portal, stair tower with stone mullions and round tower with medieval machikoulis ) consisting partly of quarried stone, and from Haustein and are now part of the town hall ( mairie ). They were recognized in 1948 as a monument historique.
• The Parish Church ( Église Saint- Paixen ) is a neo-Gothic building of the 19th century.