Moncrabeau

Moncrabeau is a municipality with 810 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in France, in the department of Lot- et- Garonne in the Aquitaine region.

Geography

The city is located on a hill above the River Baise, a left tributary of the Garonne. Just south of Moncrabeau the limit is to the neighboring department of Gers.

History

Moncrabeau has always been an agricultural center where the famous delicacies of Gascony were produced ( prunes, foie gras, goat cheese, Armagnac ). Later, mostly peppermint was grown until the Pfefferminzlaus this monoculture put an end to. The residents were called " Mentheurs " ( peppermint farmers ). Since this term is in French but also " a liar " ( Menteur ) is, and was often used with great enthusiasm by the other ambiguous, you have made ​​a virtue out of necessity and founded the Academy of liars already in 1748 by the citizens of this town. Since then Moncrabeau is considered the world capital of liars and holds an annual competition lies, on the 1st Sunday in August.

Attractions

• Castle Pomarède
• Church of Saint- Clair d' Artigues (16th century)
• The liars chair ( stone throne on which the tall tales are told in the competition. )
• The path of the Liar ( and winds through the city, with explanatory panels that need to be tested for their truth. )