Castillon-la-Bataille

Infobox Commune de France|nomcommune=Castillon-la-Bataille
région=Aquitaine
département=Gironde
arrondissement=Libourne
canton=Castillon-la-Bataille
insee=33108
cp=33350
maire=Michel Jouanno
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Castillon Pujols
longitude=-0.0433333333333
latitude=44.8541666667
alt moy=27 m
alt mini=2
alt maxi=104 m
hectares=568
km²=5.68
sans=3113
date-sans=1999
dens=548|

Castillon-la-Bataille is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

This area was the site of the last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the Battle of Castillon fought July 17, 1453. On November 27, 1953, the name of the town was changed from "Castillon-sur-Dordogne" to its current name.

ee also

*Communes of the Gironde department

References

"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."