Title:2016 - Barranstreet1
Identifier:2006 - 201611 of 11
Notes1:A covered street surrounding the central square of the village. Covered streets surrounding the square of the village or the town are typical of the bastides.
Notes2:Barran is a village on the road of St. James of Compostella, which explains the size of the church. A 13thC church, St. John Baptist. The steeple is interesting with its helicoid form. A fortified bastide, founded in 1279.
Bibliographic info:Dr. Madeleine Jeay, McMaster University
Keyword:TOWNS-GENERIC
Category:TOWNS/GENERIC
Historic Data:1279
Century:13th
Region:FRANCE
City:Barran
Source:From the personal collection of Dr. M. Jeay
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