Monpazier

Monpazier (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃pazje]; Occitan: Montpasièr) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwest France, located 40 kilometres from Bergerac Airport.

Monpazier is a 13th-century bastide town founded in 1285 by King Edward I of England, who was also Duke of Gascony.

It was created by an act of paréage, whereby the lord of Biron supplied the land, Edward the authority and permission, with any profits from taxes or commercial activity split between the two.

Like other bastides, it was constructed using a grid pattern, with a square at its centre, one end of which contains an open market hall.

[4] The town includes a four-star hotel named after its founder, the Hôtel Edward Premier.

Church of St Dominique - The west façade seen through one of the cornières (angle openings) of the main square of Monpazier