Le Puy, Gironde


Le Puy is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Le Puy lies from Bordeaux on the intersection of the D15 and the D16 and from Monségur across the river Dropt.

Economy

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 wine.
Mill reservoirs can provide good fishing for roach, carp and pike.
The region is well known for its cèpes.

Geography

The town lies in the Dropt basin which covers nearly 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 terraces, rising to foothills of molasse with a few hillocks or the edges of chalky plateaus.

History

The town was a halting place on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in Le Puy in 1650 by Jesuit Priest Jean Pierre Medaille.
The town lost 10 soldiers during World War I - see:
Its inhabitants are known as Puylots.

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