Bastides villages

A Bastide is a fortified medieval village/town usually built around a square, with little or no space between the buildings so that access is controlled through a limited number of portes/gateways which can be easily defended.

Amongst the most impressive are:-

those marked are recognised as one of the most beautiful villages of France

• Aigues Mortes (30 Gard)
• Cologne (32 Gers)
• Cordes sur Ciel (81 Tarn)
• Domme ((24 Dordogne)
• Eymet (24 Dordogne)
• Labastide d’Armagnac (40 Landes)
• Lauzerte (82 Tarn et Garonne)
• Mirepoix (09 Ariège )
• Monpazier (24 Dordogne)
• Montflanquin (47 Lot et Garonne)
• Montpezat (47 Lot et Garonne)
• Navarrenx (64 Pyrénées Atlantiques)
• Puymirol (47 Lot et Garonne)
• Rudelle (46 Lot)
• Sauveterre de Rouergue (12 Aveyron)
• Vianne (47 Lot et Garonne)
• Villefranche du Périgord (24 Dordogne)
• Villefranche-de-Lauragais (31 Haute Garonne)
• Villeneuve d’Aveyron (12 Aveyron)
• Villeréal (47 Lot et Garonne)