Historic Castillon-la-Bataille

Castillon-la-Bataille is most well known as the site of the final battle of the Hundred Years’ war on 17 July 1453. However, the village was known as Castillon-sur-Dordogne. To celebrate the 500th anniversary of this battle the village was renamed Castillon-la-Bataille. In the last battle French forces killed both Earl John Talbot and his son Viscount John Talbot. The defeat of the Talbot’s led to the capture of Bordeaux from English control.

The village of Castillon dates back to the middle of the 9th century. The walled village of Castillon sat on the Dordogne River and was a strategic location to watch boat traffic on the river.

The center of the village is the old bastide and contains Place Charles de Gaulle, Eglise Saint-Symphorien, and the Mairie which houses a museum that is dedicated to the historic battle of 1453.

Experience the Battle for Castillon

Each summer in July to August on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, there is a re-enactment of the Battle for Castillon. The re-enactment features 600 volunteer actors, 40 horses, goats, and ends with fireworks. See the website for La Bataille de Castillon for times and tickets and below for some photos taken in the July 2025 season. This spectacle is not to be missed and you can check out the blog post about it with short videos.