The bastide of Saint Aulaye in Périgord, founded in 1288 by Lord Pierre Brémond, as attested by the charter displayed at the town hall, is located on border land with Angoumois, Saintonge and Bordeaux. An unusual bastide perched on a limestone hillside overlooking the Dronne valley, its history begins to be written around the river, then the church and finally the castle and its castrum. The urban extensions with market hall (demolished in 1862) and ordinary ovens are organized to the west. The Sainte-Eulalie church, the Rizonne bridge, the common ovens, the castle and the ramparts bear witness to a rich medieval past.
Its circuit has been part of the list of “10 most beautiful trails in Périgord” since 2020.
A “Terra Aventura” treasure hunt also allows you to discover the bastide in a fun way by solving riddles in order to unearth the hide where the Poïz are.
Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou, land of Cognac in Périgord... Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou has belonged to the AOC Cognac since the creation of the appellation in 1909. The commune decided to plant vines in 1999 to produce cognac and preserve the appellation. In 2014, the cognac was distilled at Maison Camus and then aged in the castle cellars. It has been on sale at the town hall and local shops since 2019.
