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The Force Scrapbook
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Notes on La Force (Aude)
Ken discovered this village South-West of Carcassonne on a 'History Today' lecture tour in 2002 but, being on a coach, could not explore it further. Patrick Delaforce sent out a daughter to 'recce' & discovered that it is also a circular bastide like Fourcès in Gascony, which is definitely one of ours, leading Ken to think the family may have been at La Force before Fourcès & imported this Languedocian design into Gascony. The village website is on this link In another year, Ken will investigate further & inform the Force e-mail list of any discoveries.
The church |
Aerial view of the bastide |
Plan of the bastide |
Seen acros the fields |
War memorial |
Outside the bastide, shows it is oval |
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Left: Inside the bastide. |
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Last revised 30/8/2004 ©2003-2004 Ken Baldry. All rights reserved.