Castillon-la-Bataille

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Castillon-la-Bataille is a commune in southwestern France best known as the site of the 1453 Battle of Castillon, often considered the last major engagement of the Hundred Years' War.

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Castillon-la-Bataille canonical 2
Siege of Castillon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
areaSquareKilometers 5.66
battleBelligerent Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
battleCommanderEnglish John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury
battleCommanderFrench Jean Bureau
battleDate 17 July 1453
battleResult French victory
country France
demonym Castillonnais
elevationMaxMeters 96
elevationMinMeters 1
hasBridgeOver Dordogne River
hasEconomicActivity tourism
viticulture
wine trade
hasHeritage medieval battlefield site
hasMayor Jacques Breillat
hasPopulationRange 2000–4000 inhabitants
hasRailConnectionTo Bordeaux
Sarlat-la-Canéda
hasRailwayStation Castillon station
hasReligiousBuilding Église Saint-Symphorien de Castillon-la-Bataille
historicalEvent Battle of Castillon
hostsEvent historical reenactments of the Battle of Castillon
INSEECODE 33108
knownFor Battle of Castillon
being site of last major battle of the Hundred Years' War
locatedIn Gironde department
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
linked to: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

southwestern France
locatedInHistoricalProvince Guyenne
locatedInWineRegion Bordeaux wine region
locatedNear Bordeaux
locatedOn Dordogne River
mayoralTerm 2020–2026
officialLanguage French
partOf Libourne arrondissement
canton of Les Coteaux de Dordogne
partOfConflict Hundred Years' War
postalCode 33350
regionCapitalNearby Bordeaux
timeZone CEST
CET

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Battle of Castillon location Castillon-la-Bataille
Battle of Castillon precededBy Siege of Castillon
linked to: Castillon-la-Bataille
arrondissement of Libourne contains Castillon-la-Bataille