Town gates of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

En un regard

Le château en bref

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is a thirteenth-century bastide built to a plan imposed by its overlord: four main streets cross at right angles around a square, and fortified gates marked their ends. The town still has its four main gates, which were consolidated in 1888: the Porte Saubotte, which retains its staircase and vaulted rooms; the Porte Saint-Léger, reduced to a single storey; the Porte Lafon, partly levelled; and the Porte Saint-Romain. They were listed as monuments historiques by order of 23 July 1892.