Bazas

Bazas (Bazas, Castrum Vasatum of the Ancients) - the birthplace of the Roman poet Avzonia, a city in the French department of the Gironde, 52 km to the southwest. from Bordeaux, on a steep cliff (79 m), at the bottom of which flows the Bev River, which flows into the Garonne. B. connected zhel.-dor. branch from the South. yellow dor. and has 2859, a community of 5073 (1876) inhabitants living in leather, hats and wax. There is a spiritual college, a large cathedral from the XIII century, with rich sculptural works. Near B. is the source of Tru-Danfer, remarkable for its inlays. C VI table. until 1790, B. was the residence of the Gascon bishop, suffered a lot during the migration of peoples, then became the main city of the county of Bazadua, in the Anglo-French wars he sided with the French against Bordeaux and played an important role in the Huguenot feuds of the XVI century. and in the days of the Fronde.