9 Sights in Mont-de-Marsan, France (with Map and Images)
Explore interesting sights in Mont-de-Marsan, France. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 9 sights are available in Mont-de-Marsan, France.
List of cities in France Sightseeing Tours in Mont-de-Marsan1. Ancienne Maison romane
Romance houses testify to the medieval origins of Mont-de-Marsan, chief town of the French department of Landes. Built in the second half of the 12th century, shortly after the city foundation and the start of the construction of the old castle by Pierre de Marsan in 1133, they present a more or less characterized defensive function. Two of them are located rue Maubec, two others, rue Lacataye.
2. Port de Mont-de-Marsan
The port of Mont-de-Marsan, now disappeared, is a former river port located on the left bank of the Midouze, just downstream of the confluence of the Douze and Midou. It allowed trade with the cities located downstream of Mont-de-Marsan, mainly with the ports of Bayonne and Dax. Its activity began in the twelfth century and ceased in 1903.
3. Musée Despiau-Wlérick
The Musée Despiau-Wlérick de Mont-de-Marsan is a municipal fine arts museum, more precisely a glyptothèque, controlled by the State. It was created in 1968. It is the only French museum dedicated exclusively to figurative sculpture and the largest French museum for that of the first half of the twentieth century.
4. Musée Dubalen
The Dubalen museum is a municipal museum of prehistoric archeology created in 1886 in Mont-de-Marsan, chief town of the French department of Landes, from the collection given to the city in 1885 by Pierre-Eudoxe Dubalen. It has been installed since 1968 in one of the Romanesque houses in Mont-de-Marsan.
5. Église de la Madeleine
The Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, commonly known as the Church of the Madeleine, is the main Catholic place of worship in Mont-de-Marsan, capital of the French department of Landes. Built between 1823 and 1829, it is listed as a Historic Monument by decree of 29 October 1975.
6. Saint-Jean Baptiste
The Church of Saint-Médard-de-Beausse, or Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Saint-Médard, commonly known as the Church of Saint-Médard, is a Roman Catholic place of worship in Mont-de-Marsan, prefecture of the Landes department of France.
7. Maison Dupeyré
The Dupeyré house is one of the few bourgeois houses of the late eighteenth century remaining in Mont-de-Marsan, prefecture of the French department of Landes. It is listed as a historical monument by decree of 21 November 2003.
8. Ancienne chapelle romane
The ancient Romanesque chapel is a medieval building located in the Mont-de-Marsan commune in the French province of Landes. Its facade of Margaret Square in Navarra was listed as a historical monument on July 22, 1942.
Wikipedia: Ancienne chapelle romane (Mont-de-Marsan) (FR), Heritage Website
9. Église Saint-Vincent de Paul
The Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Mont-de-Marsan, prefecture of the Landes department of France. It is listed as a Historic Monument by decree of 27 November 2007.
Wikipedia: Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (Mont-de-Marsan) (FR)
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