Lussac-les-Châteaux
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The remains of the bridge of the Château de Lussac-Les-Châteaux
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Lussac-les-Châteaux
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| Coordinates: 46°24′13″N 0°43′39″E / 46.4036°N 0.7275°ECoordinates: 46°24′13″N 0°43′39″E / 46.4036°N 0.7275°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon | |
| Canton | Lussac-les-Châteaux | |
| Intercommunality | Lussacois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Annie Lagrange | |
| Area1 | 28.06 km2 (10.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,456 | |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86140 /86320 | |
| Elevation | 70–148 m (230–486 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lussac-les-Châteaux is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
The importance of the prehistoric art at Lussac is evidenced by the presence of numerous archaeological artefacts in the Museum of National Antiquities at Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The 'Cave of the Goblin' was excavated by A. Brouillet in 1865, by the Abbé Breuil in 1905, by Stéphane Lwoff in 1962, and from 1980 by Jean and André Chollet Airvaux. Among the items found by A. Brouillet were numerous engraved limestone slabs, a barbed arrow, a decorated awl, and a fragment of bone with a drawing of a horse and an ox.
This cave was occupied from the middle Magdalenian period, but the discovery of Roman tiles, coins, and a medieval seal shows it was a haven throughout history. 'The Hermitage,' a cave occupied by the Neanderthals, was excavated between 1864 and 1936 by A. Brouillet, the Abbé Breuil, Leon Pericard and Stéphane Lwoff. Thousands of tools were found there.
The cave of La Marche was excavated from 1937 onwards by Leon Pericard and Stéphane Lwoff. A major site in prehistoric times, it was visited by the Abbé Breuil on several occasions between 1939 and 1940. It was classified as a historic monument on 4 April 1970.
Researchers have discovered a quantity of drawings on limestone slabs, dating from the Magdalenian period (15,000 BC). These sketches reflect the environment of prehistoric artists, representing various animals (mammoths, antelopes, cats, deer). In addition to drawings of animals, there are a series of human figures (something rare for this time), including the bodies of pregnant women and male faces. These prints are difficult to interpret, because the Magdalenian artists would cover old drawings with ochre, superimposing new drawings onto the same stone.
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