Sauveterre-de-Guyenne

Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is a bastide in the country between the Garonne and Dordogne. Edward I, king of England and duke of Aquitaine, founded the new town in 1281 on land contested by local lords. Its regular streets lead towards a central market square, and gates mark the bounds of the fortified settlement. Built under Anglo-Gascon rule, Sauveterre belonged to a landscape of rival lordships and planned towns in the medieval southwest.