Mézin

Mézin is a common French, located in the department of Lot-et-Garonne and the area Aquitaine.

Geography

In the middle of the Gascogne, at the Confluent of the Gélise and Auzoue the city is located at the Western South of the Département of Lot-et-Garonne (47), with a few kilometers only of the departments of the Landes (40) and of the Gers (32).

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Located at the court of the countries of the Foie gras, of the Prune X, the Armagnac, the city was in particular one of the bastions of the industry of cork in France during XIXe and XXe centuries.
Church St Jean Baptiste whose first stone was posed in XIe century. Difficulties of financing explain a late completion of its construction (XIVe century). It is a strengthened church of Romance style (Romanesque architecture).
English Door
Place Armand Fallières
Lanes and old houses
Circuit of the trees and Vault S
the museum of cork and the stopper

Personalities related to the commune

Armand Fallières (1941-1931): President under the third republic of 1906 with 1913 (Third Republic).
Emile Tartas (1796-1860) Military in particular committed in Algeria during forwardings against against Abd-el-Kader (1840-1845). It was promoted Général in 1852.
Doctor Sourbes (Middle of the XXe century)

See too

Common of Lot-et-Garonne

External bonds

Mézin on the site of the national geographical Institute
Mézin on the site of INSEE
Mézin on the site of Quid
Localization of Mézin on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Mézin on Mapquest

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