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38151
updated: 04/20/2021
Village - Larressingle
32100 Larressingle
France
Contact the commission

Occitanie Film Commission / Ciné 32 : Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Ariège

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38151
Village - Larressingle
32100 Larressingle
France
Contact the commission

Occitanie Film Commission / Ciné 32 : Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Ariège

| +33 (0)5 62 63 69 30

Credits: CINE32 Regies de Gascogne
Caption: village fortifié
Credits: Sarah Vallez
Caption: aerienne
Credits: josiane bled
Caption: 03/10
Credits: CDT 32
Caption:
Location type
Environment
Countryside,
Village
General presentation

Larressingle is a commune located in the Gers, in the Occitanie region.
 
The village of Larressingle is located 6 km west of Condom in the valley of the Osse. It rises above vineyards that produce armagnac.
Neighboring communes : Larroque-sur-l'Osse, Condom, Cassaigne, Mouchan and Beaumont.
Altitude min : 75m. / max : 177m
Surface area : 8.55 m² (8.55 sq. ft.)
In 2016, the commune had 215 inhabitants.

 Larressingle is approved as one of the "Most beautiful Villages of France" and welcomes an average of 133 000 visitors each year.

PLACES AND MONUMENTS OF LARRESSINGLE :

  • The ramparts
    The village is surrounded by a polygonal rampart of 270 m of tower almost intact except in the east. The enclosure opens in the west by a high fortified door with brêtèche. The drawbridge that preceded it is now replaced by a fixed bridge framed by two narrow pillars. The walls, sometimes still surrounded by curtain walls and battlements, are reinforced by square towers.
  •  The bridge of Artigue
    Located near Larressingle, it is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a crossing point of the French Pilgrimage Route. It is a Romanesque structure of four arches which remains one of the rare contemporary witnesses of the Way of Saint James. Nearby, there was a convent which has now disappeared.
  • The Dungeon Castle
    Its four-level trapezoidal mass, flanked by a hexagonal turret, is pierced by geminated or mullioned windows; the ruined interior reveals some monumental chimneys.
  • The Romanesque church of Saint-Sigismond  
Location Condition Type
Well maintained
Location History
This thirteenth century fortified village elegant testimony to the troubled times of Medieval Gascony... a country ravaged by political strife and Anglo-French discord, never benefiting from a period of sustained stable gouvernement. Taking advantage of the rivalry between two distand foreign power, the Gascon barons were left alone to run their own affairs. thus, in a climat permanent hostility, each centre of power, whatever its size was responsible for its own defense.
Construction period
XIIIth Century
Dominant style
Art Roman,
Gothic - Middle Ages
Remarkable architectural elements
Yard,
Moat,
Portal,
Tower