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Monpazier

Monpazier ('most beautiful villages of the Dordogne') is 15 kilometres south of Domme towards the southern edge of the Dordogne region.

Tourist Information and places to visit

The origins of Monpazier date from the 13th century - it was founded in 1284 by King Edward I of England. Monpazier is a remarkable town. Around its paved central square, containing the original market hall, it retains many ancient buildings and the original arcades around the edge of the square.

More than 30 of the buildings are classified as 'national monuments', and there is little to spoil the impression that all is much as it has been for the last 700 years.

Monpazier is usually considered to be the most intact bastide town remaining. Monpazier has suffered from the depopulation that affects much of rural France, and is only recently recovering a little with tourism.

Nearby

The Dordogne area to the north and the Lot et Garonne region to the south both contain a very large number of interesting sights and villages. For somewhere a little off the beaten track, try Beaumont-du-Perigord; Villereal and Issigeac to the west, or Villefranche-du-Perigord to the east. You can see more information about Monpazier and the surrounding area in the Holiday Ideas section, and also about Monflanquin, another nearby 'most beautiful villages of France'

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Central square, Monpazier, Dordogne

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Places to visit - Monpazier

Explore places within about 70 kilometres on a map at Visit Monpazier.

Some of the closer places are listed below (distances from Monpazier are approximate and direct - as the crow flies. Only places listed on the france this way site are shown!)

• Beaumont-du-Perigord Dordogne bastide town at 17 km
• Belves Most beautiful village at 16 km
• Beynac Most beautiful village at 32 km
• Chateau de Biron Chateau at 6 km
• Chateau de Bonaguil Chateau at 21 km
• Chateau de Fumel Chateau at 22 km
• Chateau de Gavaudun Chateau at 13 km
• Le Bugue Dordogne town at 26 km
• Limeuil Most beautiful village at 22 km
• Molieres Bastide town at 16 km
• Monflanquin Bastide town at 22 km
• Tremolat Renowned Dordogne viewpoint at 22 km
• Villereal Bastide town at 17 km
• Puy-l'Eveque Village on the Lot River at 33 km
• Villefranche-du-Perigord Bastide town at 21 km

 

Tourist Classifications for Monpazier

- Most beautiful villages in France

 

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