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La Romieu
Information
Country	France
Regions	Midi-Pyrenees ​Gers
Area	27,48 km²
Population	571 hab. (1er january 2018)
Density	20,78 inhab./km²
Postal code	32480
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Tourist information office
Location
43 ° 58 ′ 55 ″ N 0 ° 29 ′ 52 ″ E
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La Romieu is a city of Gers in the South West of France.

Understand

The locality is located on the roads of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. At the heart of this great South-West, rich in history and heritage, La Romieu stands out for its magnificent XIV collegiate church^e century, listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco since 1998.

La Romieu was initially a modest priory founded by two Benedictine monks in the land of Firmacon dependent on the Viscount of Lomagne, returning from a pilgrimage to Rome (hence the name Larroumieu meaning in Gascon "pilgrim". This foundation would be dated 1062. This priory was reunited with the Saint-Victor abbey of Marseille on June 5, 1082.

Around the monastic cells built by the pilgrims, the inhabitants went. This city was defended by a belt of thick walls of 8 to 10 meters height. Three doors -Miramont, Rouède, of the fountain - gave access to it. Nowadays, of these three doors, only the door of the Fountain with its primitive aspect is still visible.

During the Revolution, in 1790, La Romieu was the capital of the canton. The Romanesque Notre-Dame church located on the village square was destroyed, giving the current configuration of the village center.

At the beginning of the XX^e century, La Romieu brought together 2 700 Ha about 850 inhabitants. We could find all the trades necessary at that time (farrier, cooper, doctor, shoemaker, carpenter, hairdresser, grocer ...). The two wars (1914-1918 and 1939-1945) marked the decline of the population.

Today, a modest village of 550 inhabitants, dependent on the canton of Lectoure-Lomagne, La Romieu remains a very authentic place, where history is still inscribed on the walls. Dominated by its collegiate church and its imposing towers, protecting its Gothic fountain, this constantly changing village achieves a perfect balance between yesterday and tomorrow.

Come visit, hike, discover this monument and the nature that surrounds it, and why not listen to the legend of cats.

To go

Circulate

To see

• The collegiate church ,   33 5 62 28 86 33, e-mail : [email protected] every day and all year round with the exception of the 1^er January, from 1^er November, December 25 as well as every Sunday morning. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.9815250.4985551 Tourist Office  (last update Feb. 2018)

Do

To buy

Eat

• 43.9821070.4976581 Cardinal  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.9820410.4978212 Angeline's step Rue du Puits (last update Feb. 2018)

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

• 43.9837640.5027291 The Florence Camp  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.9817190.4989862 The Presbytery  (last update Feb. 2018)

Communicate

Around

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• 44.06910.89972 Auvillar (in the Tarn-et-Garonne) – on the via Podiensis (Camino de Santiago) (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.80440.43053 Castera-Verduzan (Lo Casterar e Verdusan)  – Thermal station. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.84940.66364 Fleurance (Florenca)  – Saint-Laurent Church . (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.76080.51365 Lavardens (Lavardens)  –  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 44.10471.08526 Moissac (in the Tarn-et-Garonne) – step on the side canal at the Garonne. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.77440.92917 Sarrant  –  (last update Feb. 2018)