The docks
Having crossed the door, here you are on the Quays. Castillon, in the Middle Ages, was a fortified city, made up of an imposing fortified castle and various facilities (mill, well, etc.) which allowed independent living in the event of a siege. Protestant, reputed to often rebel against royal authority, Louis XIII in 1624 ordered the destruction of the city. The fortifications and the castle, already ruined by the religious wars, were demolished. The stones and rubble were used for the development of the quays and the embankment of a wide and deep ditch which was located under the current Place des Allées de la République (opposite the church).