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Patrick Delaforce's family history book

Notes on Verdun sur Garonne

This is not to be confused with the Verdun (in English on this link) where the great World War I battle was fought.

Patrick Delaforce reckons that 'we' ran this town in the tenth century. As far as Ken can discover, at that time it was run by Guillaume Fortun de Terride (link to Ken's page). Although a modern town (i.e. not living off the land or tourism), the bastide, which is brick-built, has been well preserved. The interior of the church is much painted in the traditional style of the Middle Ages.

Aerial view from Town web site	Looking at the bastide	The Church in the bastide
The remarkable church interior	'St' Louis in the church	The not-very-old chateau
The view of the bastide from by the Garonne	A typical street	Town web site for Verdun sur Garonne (in French)