Villeréal
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Alphonse de Poitiers, brother of Louis IX, had this bastide built in four years on land from the Montlabour forest, granted to him in 1265. Eight streets meet at right angles around a large square, where the market hall carries an unusual upper storey of half-timbering and cob, and Saturday has been market day since an English charter of 1288.
Highlights
- The covered market hall with its half-timbered and cob upper floor
- The regular grid of a 13th-century bastide around its central square
- Outside stairways leading to the upper floors of the houses on the square
- The Saturday market, set by royal charter in 1288
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Villeréal (FR), Villeréal (EN), Villeréal (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,261
Things to see
Events through the year
- La BodégaEvening of music and Spanish-style food in the bastide
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Villeréal). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat
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Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine basque, Cuisine gasconne, Cuisine périgourdine, Cuisine limousine). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
6 places to stay within 3 km
- Campsites 4
- Hotels 1
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Monflanquin · 12 km
- Monpazier · 13 km
- Belvès · 26 km
- Penne-d'Agenais · 28 km
- Pujols-le-Haut · 28 km