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Capestang in Hérault Départment, Languedoc-Roussillon, France — Southeast Coast (Mediterranean Sea)
Les Remparts
[The Ramparts]
 
Les Remparts Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2012
1. Les Remparts Marker
 
Inscription. Capestang a connu plusieurs enceintes successives pour accompangner sa croissance durant le Bas Moyen Age. Ce vestige appartient à la dernière, construite à la demande de l’archevêque de Narbonne en 1356, en pleine guerre de Cent Ans. L’année précédente, une chevauchée du Prince Noir avait ravagé la region.

[Translation by Google Translate (with modifications): The Ramparts Capestang has experienced several successive enclosures for accommodate growth during the late Middle Ages. This wall belongs to the last vestige, built at the request of the Archbishop of Narbonne in 1356, in the midst Hundred Years War. The previous year, a raid by the Black Prince had devastated the region.]
 
Location. 43° 19.627′ N, 3° 2.567′ E. Marker is in Capestang, Languedoc-Roussillon, in Hérault Départment. Marker is at the intersection of Rue Carnot and Rue Victor Hugo on Rue Carnot. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Rue Carnot, Capestang, Languedoc-Roussillon 34310, France.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Le Domaine CASTRES (about 90 meters away, in a direct line); La maison Lignon (about 120 meters away); La collégiale Saint Etienne (about 150 meters away); Rafle Du 9 Juin 1944 (about 150 meters away); La maison romane (about 150 meters away); Le Bassin Rond (about 180 meters away); Le Château de l’archevêque (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); La fontaine du Théron (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Click for a list of all markers in Capestang.

 
Les Remparts Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2012
2. Les Remparts Marker
 
 
A Remaining Section of Capestang's Ramparts Photo, Click for full size
By Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2012
3. A Remaining Section of Capestang's Ramparts
 
 
What Has Become of Capestang's Moat Photo, Click for full size
By Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2012
4. What Has Become of Capestang's Moat
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 41 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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