- La Coquille
La Coquille is a commune in the Dordogne department in
Aquitaine in southwesternFrance .La Coquille is located in the
Périgord in a heavily wooded area with meadows surrounding the peaceful little village. It is near the town ofNontron betweenLimoges andPérigueux .La Coquille was on one of the five routes leading to
Santiago de Compostela inSpain and it was in this parish that pilgrims were given a "coquille Saint-Jacques", a scallop shell symbolic of theWay of St. James , the celebrated pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. From this fact came the name of the village of La Coquille.The church in La Coquille was on the route of
Richard the Lionhearted , was reinaugurated by him and welcomed him during his journey.As a community, the name of La Coquille only appeared officially in 1856, replacing the name of Sainte-Marie-de-Frugie.
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Communes of the Dordogne department References
"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."
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