Bastide de Miramont

Tumuli from the end of prehistoric times, Gallo-Roman villa, church and medieval castles from the 11th and 12th centuries prove the antiquity of the site.
At the beginning of the 12th century the Baron of Miramont, who had been the master of Tursan since the 11th century, dominated the neighbouring parishes. Miramont was then more important than the village of Geaune. The baron of Miramont opposes the bishop of Aire to preserve his authority over Tursan
In 1274: Miramont is taken by the King of England Edward I who seized the castle and surrounded by ramparts and ditches and then created the bastide in 1276. It then had a military role in relation to Bearn. A contract of parage is concluded granting a charter of customs to the inhabitants. Miramont is a "strategic" bastide with a not very regular plan like Pimbo. In 1305 the King of England gave the Lord of Castelnau the "revenues and

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