Miramont-de-Lauzun, as was the former name of the walled town founded on the lands of the Duc de Lauzun, with the location of a refuge station or monitoring of the Templars. Like many country houses, Miramont has a grid pattern that forms an almost perfect quadrilateral whose four main streets are cut to four corners of the central arcade.
This is certainly one of the few walled towns to have two charters to confirm his birth in 1278 by an English Edward 1st of England (kept at the Tower of London) and a French one in 1494 by Charles VIII. It is under the administration of Alphonse de Poitiers, brother of St. Louis, Miramont knew one of the most auspicious periods of its history. Having regained the English in 1259, Miramont was already a peaceful village and industrial. During the Hundred Years War, the city was repeatedly devastated and its inhabitants scattered into the neighboring countryside. In 1453, when the French had reconquered Guyenne, Miramont rose gradually from its ruins. In 1494, Charles 8th restores its former country house and authorized the election of two consuls in charge of raising and allocating tax.
Miramont crossed religious wars and the Revolution. But it was not until the Restoration it renewed with its industrial past and in particular through the production of sheepskin slippers.
Long Miramont was the city of the shoe through Soussial Isidore, deported to North Africa where he learned to make sheepskin slippers. Thus was the starting point of a boom that saw the city become a metropolis of the shoe.
Miramont also houses a circus school. Circus Short Brothers (inventors of the modern circus) there took winter quarters before the war.
Like any bastide, Miramont has its central hall with arcades surrounding a recently renovated.
The Church of St. Mary (1860) has beautiful stained glass signed Emil Wachter, which you can admire the blue, called "Miramont".
Circuit lanes (info at the Tourist Office).
Traditional market every Monday morning.
Whit Monday: horseracing.
The third Sunday of May attic.
The first weekend of August Bastid'art (International Arts Festival Street).
August 15: votive festival with horse racing.
The third Sunday of September attic.
The first weekend of November: purse collectors (exhibition and sale of collectibles).
Exposition de Photographies - Hélène Lagassan et Didier Laé
- From 3 to 24 may 2024
- 14 rue Martignac, Centre multiculturel
- Come and discover an exhibition of photographs by amateur wildlife photographers Hélène Lagassan and Didier Laé. Passionate about photography and nature, their aim is to show the diversity of bird species that surround us.
Journée Portes Ouvertes de la MFR
- From 24 to 25 may 2024
- 12 Boulevard Clémenceau
- Come and discover the MFR of Miramont during an Open Day. An opportunity to visit the establishment, to meet its educational team and to learn about the schooling courses from 4th and 3rd grade to higher education with the BAC Pro SAPAT, the BTS Tourism and the cap aepe training. MFR cultivate success !
Soirée Théâtre "G.R.A.I.N., Histoire de Fous"
- On 24 may 2024
- Centre multiculturel, Rue Martignac
- Join us for an evening of theater with the Mmm… company. They'll be presenting their play "G.R.A.I.N., histoire de fous" (G.R.A.I.N., a crazy story), which plunges you into the life of a young actress in training, trying to run a theater workshop for a day. A crazy, humorous atmosphere guaranteed ! Reservations recommended.
Exposition de Photographies - Un Portrait Dans la Bastide
- From 27 may to 10 june 2024
- Hall de la mairie, Place de l'Hôtel de ville
- Come and discover the exhibition organized by the Association Mutuelle d'Aide par le Travail and the MFR de Miramont, with the support of the municipality. The genesis of this project was a shared desire, a desire for some and a duty for others. The residents of the Foyer d ? Hébergement "Le Mérignac", ESAT workers, wanted to publicize the fact that a Foyer d ? Hébergement was located next door to the ESAT and that they lived there. As for the MFR students, they had a cultural project to carry out. This adventure was born of these two projects and a shared desire to become one. - The MFR students and the Foyer d'Hébergement worked together on this photo project. Since difference is not a criterion for belonging or not belonging to a group, the MFR students and AMAT residents decided to come and meet the residents.
La Quinzaine Italienne
- From 7 to 21 june 2024
- Place Martignac
- Italy invites itself to the Bastide. Come one, come all to discover or rediscover Italian culture, thanks to the activities and shows on offer. On the program : "Abécédaire d'Italie" exhibition, "Mémoire vive d'Italie" storytelling evening, "Alegria" choir, "Frangini" concert and "Interdit aux chiens et aux Italiens" cinema preview.
Concert de la Chorale Alegria
- From 7 to 8 june 2024
- Rue Jasmin, Église Sainte-Marie
- To mark Italian Fortnight, come one, come all to the Alegria choir's church concert. A musical moment to share with family and friends.
Soirée Contée - Mémoire Vive d'Italie
- On 7 june 2024
- 7 rue de Martignac, Centre Multiculturel
- To mark Italian Fortnight, come one, come all to the storytelling evening "Mémoire vive d'Italie" by storyteller Eric Leurent. You'll discover that emigration is a gigantic merry-go-round that moves millions of human beings. Italy's geographical proximity to France has on several occasions played a major role in shaping the identity of the populations currently living in south-western France. Stemming from collections made in Lot-et-Garonne and Dordogne, 3 narratives with musical accompaniment will attempt to sketch out this fresco of Italian migration to France.
Exposition Abécédaire d'Italie
- From 7 to 24 june 2024
- 14 rue Martignac, Centre multiculturel
- Come and discover the Abécédaire sur l'Italie exhibition organized by the Médiathèque Départementale. Discover Italy on a journey full of surprises for all ages !
Voyage Sonore
- On 9 june 2024
- Lac du Saut du Loup, Rue Clerjou
- Come one, come all to a sound journey. What is a sound journey ? It's letting yourself experience sensations and emotions, remaining in a receptive state to receive the vibrations and frequencies of ringing and singing instruments such as Tibetan bowls, crystal bowls, sonnets, gongs, tubular harp… Just sit or lie down and receive.
Concert du duo Frangini
- On 14 june 2024
- Boulevard Jules Ferry, Théâtre de verdure
- As part of the Italian fortnight, come one, come all to a concert by the Frangini duo, performing traditional Italian songs. A moment of musical immersion to share with family and friends.
Bicycle touring circuit of the Duc de Lauzun circuit of 102 km and discover the "Pays de Lauzun (available from tourist offices).
Circuit des Chateaux and Bastide towns in Guyenne.
