Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 44°41′37″N 0°05′06″W / 44.6936°N 0.085°WCoordinates: 44°41′37″N 0°05′06″W / 44.6936°N 0.085°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | Sauveterre-de-Guyenne | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sauveterre-de-Guyenne | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yves d'Amécourt | |
| Area1 | 31.75 km2 (12.26 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,801 | |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33506 /33540 | |
| Elevation | 38–107 m (125–351 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 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.
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Before 1896, Sauveterre-de-Guyenne was better known as Sauveterre-de Bazadais. This Bastide was built in a small village called "Athala" and was first named Salva-Terra (Salvation of the land), which later became Saubeterre and then Sauveterre.
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne was founded as an English Bastide in 1281 by King Edward I of England, in the name of ending rivalries among the lords. He signed the "Charte des Coutumes de la Cité" in 1283, which protected the inhabitants and set the rules of life in the village community.
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne is a very well maintained Bastide, having the typical Bastide 'grid' layout. The entry points into the city were through four stone tower gates. The central market square is surrounded by stone houses and the typical arcades on the ground floor, full of shops. The Church of Notre Dame is located at the top of the square.
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