The commune and hamlets of St Quentin
Commune of the department of the Gironde, in the Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes region, attached to the sub-prefecture of Libourne, Saint Quentin de Caplong is part of the canton of the Réolais and Bastides.
263 inhabitants reside in the commune of Saint Quentin de Caplong and its main hamlets (Le Bourg, Taillade, Cateau, Les Gourds, Marchand, La Tour Rouge, Les Saurins, Les Héritons, Les Mauberts, Liret ...), on an area of 1126 Hectares. They are called Saint Quentin and Saint Quentin.
Saint Quentin de Caplong retains traces of Gallo-Roman installations, a vast "cella" dug in the mollasse having been discovered near the ruins of the castle and the mill located on the edge of the Soulège. Monolithic sarcophagi were also discovered. An old noble house "Langalerie" is established in the village.
The town is planted with trees and vineyards. It contains about 1.6 km of waterways, mainly comprising:
La Soulège for a length of 1.2 km (joined by the brook St Pierre)
The Gravouze over a length of 0.4 km, creek joined by the Vergnets stream, known as Merdaujon, and the Mauberts stream. |
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Three laundries in stone, located in "Liret," "The Saurins" and "Cateau", have been restored in 1999.
Built to open sky, they are bordered on one side by a plan tilted toward the water that facilitates the work of washerwomen, which were formerly a place of life. |
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The architecture of the Town Hall, located in the very small town, characterizes the 19th century neo-classical buildings.
The church built in 1865, built in the Romanesque style, is dominated by a square bell-tower surmounted by a conical spire at the base of which are pinnacles pinnacles, placed at the summit of towers that extend until On the ground accentuating the vertical impetus of the whole. |
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