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Libourne

Libourne is a town in the Gironde department of south-western France, where the Isle meets the Dordogne. It was founded as a bastide around 1270 by Roger of Leybourne, seneschal of Gascony for the future Edward I, and named after him. A river port for the wines of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, it was an English stronghold until 1453.

Libourne
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Libourne. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/libourne
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