Le Puy, Gironde

French commune|nomcommune=Le Puy
région=Aquitaine
département=Gironde
arrondissement=Langon
canton=Monségur
insee=33345
cp=33580
maire=Eric Fellet
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=0.0738888888889
latitude=44.6619444444
alt moy=27 m
alt mini=18
alt maxi=115 m
hectares=815
km²=8.15
sans=290
date-sans=1999
dens=35
date-dens=1999

Le Puy is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The village of Le Puy lies 65 km from Bordeaux on the intersection of the D15 and the D16 and 1 km from Monségur across the river Dropt. The economy is agricultural, with wheat, sunflowers and soya being grown in recent years to complement the more traditional plums and tobacco.

The locality produces the famous [http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/monsegur.htm "Entre deux mers"] wine.

Mill reservoirs can provide good fishing for roach, carp and pike.

Its inhabitants are known as "Puylots".

Geography

The town lies in the Dropt basin which covers nearly 1,500 km² in Guyenne, from Quercy to the Bordelais. The river is an affluent of the right bank of the Gironde.

The alluvial plain of the Dropt is characterized by "boulbène" (a soil composed of clay and sand) terraces, rising to foothills of "molasse" (chalky sandstone sedimentary deposits) with a few hillocks or the edges of chalky plateaux.

History

The town was a halting place on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Demography

Places and monuments

* Valley of the Dropt industrial dairy 1945. Manufactures butter and milk powder;
* Archives record three windmills at Saint-Batz;
* Parish church of Saint Anne;
* Friday market in Monségur, a 13th century "bastide" (walled town}.

Miscellaneous

Usually "le Puy" in France refers to the Provencal word "Puech" (an isolated hill).

The town lost 10 soldiers during World War I - see:
* [http://www.memorial-genweb.org/html/fr/resultcommune.php3?id_source=508&ntable=bp01]

The region is well-known for its "cèpes" (boletus musheroom).

ee also

* Communes of the Gironde département

External links (all sites in French, unless otherwise indicated)

* [http://w3.valleedudropt.com/ Valley of the Dropt]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=33345&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=EN&quelcas=LISTE Census data for Le Puy on the INSEE site (English header)]
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=41468 Le Puy on the Institut Géographique National site]
* [http://www.meteo-consult.fr/ter/france/prevision/detail.php?ville=Le-Puy&num_ville=27255 Weather for Le Puy]
* [http://alize2.finances.gouv.fr/communes/tableau.asp?icom=345&dep=033&type=BPS&param=0 Financial Data for Le Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry]
* [http://www.taxe.com/rwtax_eng/DMN~0_QueryID~33345_step~3.htm Tax information for Le Puy (in English)]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatProximiteCoord.php?RadLat1=0.779289511015468&RadLong1=0.00116355283466289 Closest communes to Le Puy]
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=LOCA&VALUE_98=%20Le%20Puy&DOM=Tous&REL_SPECIFIC=1 Ministry of Culture site]
* [http://www.villorama.com/le-puy-33345.htm Le Puy on Villorama site]
* [http://www.monclocher.com/aff_ville2.asp?numerocommune=97689 My hometown (Monclocher) site (Location of townhall only)]

Map Links

* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sylvain.chardon/locom/loc_listcomd33.htm?code_insee=33345 Map and list of communes of Gironde]
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?pim=true&act=RefineToMap&rnd=1123339293366&E_mg=210505219lS18J505218164113397296MAPB2C17103gbr542000130r11041424000007MzM1ODA001100&stat=ambiguous_map&strChoice=8 Map of Le Puy on Michelin (in English)]
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=863&mis_id=P04000262&com_id=34793 Map of Le Puy on the Institut Géographique National site]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=FR&addtohistory=&address=&city=&zipcode=33580 Map of Le Puy on Mapquest (in English)]
* [http://www.gencom.org:2325/cgi-bin/Communes/Cgi/cassini.cgi?CARTE=71&LOCAL=FX%20&INSEE3=33345&NOM=Le%20Puy Le Puy on the Cassini map]
* [http://www13.mappy.com/siddXR9rl2iH8PMn21w/CFGMA?poi_rr=0.5&poi_rx=0.6&poi_ry=0.5&csl=m1&fsl=m1&gsl=m1&msl=m1&xm1=&ym1=&temp_no_prop=0&comment=&xsl=1&out=2&wnm1=&wcm1=&nom1=&tcm1=41802%3Ba10m1%3D&tnm1=&pcm1=33580&ccm1=250 Map of Le Puy on Mappy (in English)]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=330345 Location of Le Puy on a map of France]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/Departement33Gironde.html Calculate straight-line distance from Le Puy to other towns in Gironde]