Le Puy (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Le Puy lies from Bordeaux on the intersection of the D15 and the D16 and from Monségur across the river Dropt.
Economy The economy is agricultural, with wheat, sunflowers and soya being grown in recent years to complement the more traditional plums and tobacco.
The locality produces the famous Entre deux mers wine.
Mill reservoirs can provide good fishing for roach, carp and pike.
The region is well known for its cèpes (boletus mushroom).
Geography The town lies in the Dropt basin which covers nearly in Guyenne, from Quercy to the Bordelais. The river is an affluent of the right bank of the Gironde.
The alluvial plain of the Dropt is characterized by boulbène (a soil composed of clay and sand) terraces, rising to foothills of molasse (chalky sandstone sedimentary deposits) with a few hillocks or the edges of chalky plateaus.
History The town was a halting place on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in Le Puy in 1650 by Jesuit Priest Jean Pierre Medaille.
The town lost 10 soldiers during World War I.Le Puy, Mémorial GenWeb
Population
Its inhabitants are known as Puylots in French.
Sights Valley of the Dropt industrial dairy 1945. Manufactures butter and milk powder; Archives record three windmills at Saint-Batz; Parish church of Saint Anne; Friday market in Monségur, a 13th-century bastide (walled town).
See also Communes of the Gironde department
References
External links
All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated: Valley of the Dropt Financial Data for Le Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry Tax information for Le Puy (in English)
Le Puy on Villorama site Le Puy on the Cassini map