The Church Notre Dame of Le Pian sur Garonne !

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Again on my road warrior mode in my belle France. I have passed by many many small towns that seems obscure at first but pack a wonderful history and heritage of their own. Therefore, let me use this post to tell you about the Church Notre Dame of Le Pian sur Garonne !  Hope you enjoy the post as I

The town of Le Pian sur Garonne is located in the Gironde department 33, in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. The town part of the Entre-deux-Mers area, located on the right bank of the Garonne river, and 47 km from Bordeaux,6 km from Langon, and with only about 910 inhabitants, I passed by here on my road warrior trails coming into City center on the D672 to connect with the D1113 towards Saint Macaire and onwards to Langon, then A62 and onwards to Bordeaux !

The Church Notre Dame ,right on road D672 in town was built in 1900 in the neo-Roman style, It has an imposing bell tower overlooking the Garonne valley. The altar of the 17C with wood and gilding. At the same time, a new presbytery and a new school house are built, thanks in particular to the allowances paid by the town of Saint Macaire. First church on the edge of the Garonne river close to a leprosery. Old statues, and a golden altarpiece of the 18C.

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Other things to see in Le Pian sur Garonne are : the Domaine de Bellecroix and its 17C castle, located along the departmental road D1113 The castle was built more precisely in 1670 as attests to an inscription on a side wall, Also, the Château la Piolette Viticole of 18 hectares in AOC Bordeaux You can have lunch on the grass thanks to the picnic basket, and you can stay on three lodgings (labeled Gîtes de France) at your disposal as well as a parking area for motorhomes.

A bit of history I like tell us that Pian entered the written story in 1165 with the arrival of the Benedictines of Saint Macaire who came to celebrate Mass in the older parish Church Notre Dame during the French revolution, the parish of Notre-Dame du Pian forms the town Le Pian . On January 27, 1956, the town became Le Pian-sur-Garonne. The original town was located on the lower part of the town, along the national road, near the Garonne; its church,housed the “clumsiness” which received people with the pian (skin disease close to leprosy) at that time, the territory extended to the Place des Tilleuls of Saint Macaire. The current City/town hall and church were built at the end of the 19C, after the annexation by this city of the most crowded adjoining part.

The town of Le Pian sur Garonne on its history/heritage : https://www.lepiansurgaronne.fr/historique-du-pian-sur-garonne/

The local South Garonne tourist office on the church of Le Pian sur Garonne : https://www.tourisme-sud-gironde.com/fiche-a-voir-a-faire/9ab6f16067ee2e2ca8973e1dd30037b7/Eglise-Notre-Dame-du-Pian-sur-Garonne/

There you go folks, wonderful road warrior trips in my belle France. Beauty, architecture, history is all around us and I am enjoying every minute of it. Do venture out into the off the beaten path , and see the wonders of my France. Again, hope you enjoy my passing by the Church Notre Dame of Le Pian sur Garonne !  as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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