Discover langon

Touring Langon by foot will make you discover several very charming places. The old streets full of history and the places of interests are:

• La place des Carmes
• La rue St Gervais
• Le cours des Fossés
• La rue Ronde 
• La place de l'horloge
• La rue Maubec

This church was built in the 12th century. It was rebuilt several time after it was subjected to massive destruction before becoming national property again during the revolution, it was then transformed as a meeting room, show room then as a cinema.

In 1926, the owner sold most of the capitals to a rich american collector. Eight of them are exposed at the Cloister Museum in New York.

The 'Parcs des Vergers' is located on the banks of the river Garonne. It used to be an racecourse though it is now closed to the public. The park opens its doors several times a year and welcome different local events such as: The world dance and rhythm festival, the Nuits Aypiques', the wine fair..

The curiosity of the park is that is has a mosque though no one really knows its origins.

The 'Cours des fosses' is located on the old city walls. There, one can see the old 'Sous prefecture' building, a former town house owned formerly by a member of the Bonaparte family and the Foirail square where the cattle market used to take place back in the 19th century.