Bressuire

French commune
nomcommune=Bressuire
région=Poitou-Charentes
département=Deux-Sèvres
arrondissement=Bressuire
insee=79049
cp=79300
maire= Jean Michel Bernier
mandat= 2001–08
intercomm=
longitude=-0.487222222222
latitude=46.8408333333
alt moy=173 m
alt mini=98 m
alt maxi=236 m
hectares=18059
km²=180.59
sans=19,356
date-sans=2002
dens=98
date-dens=1999

Bressuire is a commune of the Deux-Sèvres "département", in France. The town is situated on an eminence overlooking the Dolo, a tributary of the Argenton.

Notable buildings

Bressuire has two buildings of interest: the church of Notre-Dame, which, dating chiefly from the 12th and 15th centuries, has an imposing tower of the Renaissance period; and the castle, built by the lords of Beaumont, vassals of the viscount of Thouars. The latter is now in ruins, and a portion of the site is occupied by a modern château, but an inner and outer line of fortifications are still to be seen. The whole forms the finest assemblage of feudal ruins in Poitou.

History

Among the disasters suffered at various times by the town, its capture from the English and subsequent pillage by French troops under du Guesclin in 1370 is the most memorable.

Twin Town

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References

External links

* [http://www.ville-bressuire.fr/ Official website] fr icon