Peyrehorade

Peyrehorade is a common French, located in the department of the Landes and the area Aquitaine.

Peyrehorade is also the name of characters (hosts of the narrator) in the news Venus d' Ille of Mérimée.

Geography

Peyrehorade is located between the Moors, the Basque Country and the Béarn, in the middle of an undulating area and verdoyante.
The grounds of the commune are sprinkled by the Gave d' Oloron, affluent of the Gave of Pau.

History

Peyrehorade was formed in 1448 by Charles VII then King de France.

This city was marked by its many participations in the tournament of Rugby of the Roche-sur-Yon

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

the most visible monument of Peyrehorade is the Château of Montreal. With the four corners of this building of the 16th century robust round towers are.

The Castle of Montreal, old residence of the Viscount S of the Country of Orthe, was successively, a military Hôpital, a Couvent and a technical school. It is today the Town hall.

the Château of Aspremont was built as from the 11th century by the construction of a keep on a lump of earth. At the 12th century, a second keep was built and the castle becomes the residence of the Vicomte S of Orthe of 15th at the 16th centuries.
Peyrehorade is one of the two places in Aquitaine, where it is possible to be formed with the trades of aeronautics: the college of the trades of aeronautical subcontracting (dried up LP Jean).

Personalities related to the commune

Jean Darrieussecq (1924-1992), former French player of Rugby to XV.
Julien Peyrelongue, player of Rugby to the Olympic Biarritz.
Christophe Lamaison, player of Rugby.

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