POMEROL
"Name from the Latin Pomum" fruits with seeds, mainly grapes.
"Flint polished axes from the Neolithic period were discovered there. During the gallo-roman period, Pomerus or Pomarus belonged to the vicus of condact from which came Libourne and its port which served a great part of the "Entre-deux-Mers".
The parish of Pomerol, also called Poumeyrol is attested since the XII century. It was formed by the river Barbanne surrounding ground and was a dependency of the viscountcy of castillon. At the beginning of the XII century, the hospitallers, settled in the Libourne's region decided the found the commanderie in Pomerol. The donation of the Barbannes's grounds by Sir Guillaume de SEGUR and his brothers represents the founding act of the commanderie. Today, Pomerol enjoys a worldwide reputation".
From "Le patrimoine des communes de la Gironde (Tome 2) aux Editions Flohic"
DID YOU KNOW ? Pomerol was served by the tram.
The proof in image opposite:
Street of Catusseau where the Tram circulated.
For visualier the photographic library cartophile, click on this
postcard.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ON POMEROL
BOOKS AVAILABLE AT THE "POINT LECTURE" IN POMEROL
"Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde" (Tome 1) aux Editions FLOHIC
"Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde" (Tome 2) aux Editions FLOHIC
Pomerol « Le Grand Bernard des Vins de France » aux Editions NATHAN par Bernard GINESTET.
"Histoire de Pomerol" par J.A. GARDE, secrétaire général de la Société Historique et Archéologique de Libourne. |
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POMEROL'S HERITAGE
POMEROL'S CHURCHES
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THE OLD POMEROL'S CHURCH NOW DESTROYED
"It was the charitable order of the hospitalers, which settled in the region at the beginning of the XII century that built the church. The planning of the building corresponded to all others hospitaller's buldings in the "Entre-deux-mers""
Reference : "Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde" (Tome 2) aux Editions FLOHIC
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CHURCH SAINT-JEAN DE POMEROL
"The church was partially demolished during the XIX century and in 1899 the architect Hosteing was called in for its reconstruction. The Choir was equipped in 1971."
Source : "the Inheritance of the Communes of the Gironde"
(Volume 2) to Editions FLOHIC.
To visit the church, please contact the town hall.
Weddings, christening ceremonies and others are provided by Libourne's St-Ferdinand presbytery
(Phone : + 0033 5 57 51 07 46).
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POMEROL'S OLD PRESBYTERY
CROSS OF GAY
"This pattée cross is a cross of crossroads which directs the
pilgrims.
From its broad branches and barrel, cut daN sun only block of stone,
emanates a show of force which the powerful mouldings of the base
reinforce."
Source: "the Inheritance of the Communes of the Gironde"
(Volume 2) to Editions FLOHIC.
The cross of Gay is classified historical inheritance of France.
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BOUNDARY STONE WITH THE MALTA CROSS
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"the order of Saint-Jean-of-Jerusalem is born with the medium from XIe
century, when a hospital dedicated to saint Jean Baptist is founded
in Jerusalem. With the end of XIe century, Gerard melts the order of
hospital of Saint-Jean-of-Jerusalem. In 1530, Charles Quint gives the
island of Malta to hospital and those the title of knights of MALTA.
The hospital ones are established in the Livornese at the beginning
of XIIe century when they melt several commanderies, of which those of
Pomerol and Lalande. A gift allows the creation of the building of
Pomerol : Guillaume de Ségur and his brothers indeed offer the ground
of Barbanne on which the commandery is built of which there remains
today only the name of a locality. Terminals, stones punts of which
one of the two faces carries a Maltese cross carved in the mass,
delimited the field. Two of them still exist: the terminal known as "hones cross" was moved with the field of the commandery, close to
Catusseau and that of Rifat, behind the hippodrome of Cantereau. The
terminal of the Taillefer crossroads disappeared and that of Crutch
was torn off ".
Source: "the Inheritance of the Communes of the
Gironde" (Volume 2) to Editions FLOHIC |
PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY OF POMEROL
PANORAMA OF The ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER OF POMEROL
SINCE The BELL-TOWER
Of the CHURCH
Side School and Trunk road 89 |
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