{"id":5492,"date":"2024-05-16T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:49:11","slug":"angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/","title":{"rendered":"Angoul\u00eame: the balcony of the South-West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/#Un_creuset_culturel\" >A cultural melting pot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/#Histoire_du_comte_dAngouleme\" >History of the county of Angoul\u00eame<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/#Angouleme_nouvelle_Mecque_de_la_BD\" >Angoul\u00eame, the new mecca for comics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/#Histoire_mouvementee_du_Chateau_des_Ducs_dAngouleme\" >An eventful history of the Ch\u00e2teau des Ducs d'Angoul\u00eame<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/#Cathedrale_Saint-Pierre\" >Saint-Pierre Cathedral<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/#Le_tresor_par_Jean-Michel_Othoniel\" >The treasure by Jean-Michel Othoniel<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/#Quelques_noires_anecdotes_de_lhistoire%E2%80%A6\" >A few black anecdotes from history...<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/angouleme-le-balcon-du-sud-ouest\/#Expositions_de_BD_a_la_Cite_internationale_de_la_bande_dessinee_et_de_limage\" >Comic strip exhibitions at the Cit\u00e9 internationale de la bande dessin\u00e9e et de l'image&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The capital of the Charente region has many treasures to offer visitors: Saint-Pierre Cathedral, the resurgence of the river Touvre, Romanesque buildings... not to mention the <\/strong>F<strong>estival international comic strip festival. If you're a lover of heritage, culture and gentle roaming, welcome to the Angoul\u00eame region.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8587-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. La ville s&rsquo;affiche en grosses lettres devant son ch\u00e2teau, si\u00e8ge de la mairie avec la mention \u00ab\u00a0Ville cr\u00e9ative Unesco\u00a0\u00bb pour rappeler le label qui lui a \u00e9t\u00e9 octroy\u00e9 fin 2019.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. La ville s&#039;affiche en grosses lettres devant son ch\u00e2teau, si\u00e8ge de la mairie avec la mention &quot;Ville cr\u00e9ative Unesco&quot; pour rappeler le label qui lui a \u00e9t\u00e9 octroy\u00e9 fin 2019.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. In front of the ch\u00e2teau, where the town hall is located, the town has put up big letters reading &quot;UNESCO Creative City&quot;, a reminder of the label it was awarded at the end of 2019.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8587-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. In front of the ch\u00e2teau, where the town hall is located, the town has put up big letters reading &quot;UNESCO Creative City&quot;, a reminder of the label it has been awarded at the end of 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-5495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8587-Copier.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8587-Copier-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8587-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8587-Copier-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8587-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. In front of the ch\u00e2teau, where the town hall is located, the town has put up big letters reading \"UNESCO Creative City\", a reminder of the label it was awarded at the end of 2019.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On leaving Angoul\u00eame station, visitors are confronted with two recent monuments that are not universally appreciated by the people of Angoul\u00eame, but which, according to the town councillors, ensure a happy continuation of the literary tradition through the proliferation of comic strips! This new popular art form, which has seen the emergence of so many talents, is celebrated here with Uderzo and Goscinny to whom these two monuments are dedicated, the merry men who created the Gallo-Roman mythology of Asterix and Obelix, whose colossal international success (393 million copies sold) made their fortune as well as that of Hachette, and is still the stuff of dreams for all the artists and comic strip fans who arrived by train...<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8586-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Le menhir, taill\u00e9 par le tailleur de pierre Fran\u00e7ois Desforges, a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9 en hommage \u00e0 Albert Uderzo. Il est situ\u00e9 sur le parvis de la gare.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. Le menhir, taill\u00e9 par le tailleur de pierre Fran\u00e7ois Desforges, a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9 en hommage \u00e0 Albert Uderzo. Il est situ\u00e9 sur le parvis de la gare.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. The menhir, carved by stonemason Fran\u00e7ois Desforges, was created as a tribute to Albert Uderzo. It is located on the station forecourt.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8586-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. The menhir, carved by stonemason Fran\u00e7ois Desforges, was created as a tribute to Albert Uderzo. It is located on the station forecourt.\" class=\"wp-image-5498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8586-Copier.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8586-Copier-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8586-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8586-Copier-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8586-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. The menhir, carved by stonemason Fran\u00e7ois Desforges, was created as a tribute to Albert Uderzo. It is located on the station forecourt.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, the<strong> <\/strong>prefecture of the Charente, is steeped in an artistic and literary tradition dating back to the 11th century. Situated on a spur overlooking a meander of the Charente and its confluences with the Touvre and Anguienne rivers, the town has earned the nickname \"the balcony of the south-west\", among other nicknames. Capital of the Angoumois region under the Ancien R\u00e9gime, the town has long been a coveted stronghold due to its position at the crossroads of major river and road routes. From its tumultuous past, the city, well protected by its rocky plateau, has inherited a remarkable historical, religious and urban heritage that attracts many visitors and tourists. Today, Angoul\u00eame is one of the most industrialised cities between the Loire and Garonne rivers. It is also a commercial and administrative city, with a university centre and a remarkably lively cultural life, dominated by the famous annual <em>International Comics Festival<\/em>which is making a major contribution to the city's international reputation, and the<em> Francophone Film Festival<\/em> and the <em>Ramparts tour<\/em> for classic car enthusiasts. The region's main areas of excellence are mechatronics and the industrial processes of the future, hydrogen, cultural and creative industries, digital technology, and leather and luxury goods, with the redevelopment of industrial and commercial wasteland remaining a major challenge. Finally, the town is proud of its famous children, such as Charles d'Orl\u00e9ans (Count of Angoul\u00eame and father of Fran\u00e7ois I).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Un_creuset_culturel\"><\/span>A cultural melting pot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8594-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. \u00ab\u00a0M\u00e9moires du XXe Ciel\u00a0\u00bb de Yslaire &#8211; Square Saint Andr\u00e9. Cette fresque, cr\u00e9\u00e9e par l&rsquo;auteur de BD Yslaire, est nich\u00e9e au c\u0153ur de la ville dans le square Saint-Andr\u00e9. Cette fresque est sans doute la plus romantique de tous les murs peints de la ville.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. &quot;M\u00e9moires du XXe Ciel&quot; de Yslaire - Square Saint Andr\u00e9. Cette fresque, cr\u00e9\u00e9e par l&#039;auteur de BD Yslaire, est nich\u00e9e au c\u0153ur de la ville dans le square Saint-Andr\u00e9. Cette fresque est sans doute la plus romantique de tous les murs peints de la ville.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. &quot;M\u00e9moires du XXe Ciel&quot; by Yslaire - Square Saint Andr\u00e9. This fresco, created by comic strip artist Yslaire, is nestled in the heart of the city in the Square Saint-Andr\u00e9. This fresco is without doubt the most romantic of all the city&#039;s painted walls.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8594-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. &quot;M\u00e9moires du XXe Ciel&quot; by Yslaire - Square Saint Andr\u00e9. This fresco, created by comic strip artist Yslaire, is nestled in the heart of the city in the Square Saint-Andr\u00e9. This fresco is without doubt the most romantic of all the city&#039;s painted walls.\" class=\"wp-image-5500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8594-Copier.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8594-Copier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8594-Copier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8594-Copier-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8594-Copier-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8594-Copier-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. \"M\u00e9moires du XXe Ciel\" by Yslaire - Square Saint Andr\u00e9. This fresco, created by comic strip artist Yslaire, is nestled in the heart of the town in the Square Saint-Andr\u00e9. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Angoul\u00eame may have been flattered to be referred to as the New Athens, a literary reputation that dates back to the 11th century and has developed over the centuries. Recognised in 2019 as a \"Creative City\" by UNESCO for its contribution to literature, this literary tradition has evolved right up to the present day: in the 11th century, the city was already imbued with a literary reputation thanks to Adh\u00e9mar de Chabannes, a scholar and chronicler whose writings contributed to its intellectual renown. In the 16th century, Angoul\u00eame became an important paper-making centre. The manufacture of paper encouraged cultural exchanges and the spread of knowledge, and Angoul\u00eame vellum became an international benchmark: today, you can still visit a mill on the river Charente - the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moulinduverger.com\/moulin-a-papier\/article-2.php#:~:text=Moulin%20%C3%A0%20papier%20depuis%20plus,1635%20par%20le%20marchand%20papetier\">the orchard mill of Puymoyen<\/a> - where rag-based paper pulp was beaten and kneaded before being dried into sheets, the future support for so many letters and books ... But this cottage industry withered and then disappeared...<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8639-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Derri\u00e8re ce visage aust\u00e8re se dissimule Edouard, Brousseau, un des richissimes m\u00e9c\u00e8nes du papier qui \u0153uvra pour la gloire du v\u00e9lin et le d\u00e9veloppement de la bourgeoisie papeti\u00e8re.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. Derri\u00e8re ce visage aust\u00e8re se dissimule Edouard, Brousseau, un des richissimes m\u00e9c\u00e8nes du papier qui \u0153uvra pour la gloire du v\u00e9lin et le d\u00e9veloppement de la bourgeoisie papeti\u00e8re.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Behind this austere face is Edouard Brousseau, one of the richest patrons of the paper industry, who worked for the glory of vellum and the development of the paper-making bourgeoisie.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8639-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. Behind this austere face is Edouard Brousseau, one of the richest patrons of the paper industry, who worked for the glory of vellum and the development of the paper-making bourgeoisie.\" class=\"wp-image-5501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8639-Copier.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8639-Copier-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8639-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8639-Copier-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8639-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. Behind this austere face is Edouard Brousseau, one of the richest patrons of the paper industry, who worked for the glory of vellum and the development of the paper-making bourgeoisie.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8635-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. L&rsquo;atelier, imprimerie d\u2019art en s\u00e9rigraphie \u00ab\u00a0Les mains sales\u00a0\u00bb tente de perp\u00e9tuer cet attachement au papier en formant des artistes sur le tas.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. L&#039;atelier, imprimerie d\u2019art en s\u00e9rigraphie \u00ab\u00a0Les mains sales\u00a0\u00bb tente de perp\u00e9tuer cet attachement au papier en formant des artistes sur le tas.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. The &quot;Les mains sales&quot; workshop, an art silk-screen printing works, tries to perpetuate this attachment to paper by training artists on the job.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8635-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. The &quot;Les mains sales&quot; workshop, an art silk-screen printing works, tries to perpetuate this attachment to paper by training artists on the job.\" class=\"wp-image-5503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8635-Copier.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8635-Copier-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8635-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8635-Copier-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8635-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. The \"Les mains sales\" workshop, an art silk-screen printing works, tries to perpetuate this attachment to paper by training artists on the job.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Histoire_du_comte_dAngouleme\"><\/span>History of the county of Angoul\u00eame<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1308, on the death of Gui I de Lusignan, the County of Angoul\u00eame reverted to the Crown of France. It was given to Louis d'Orl\u00e9ans, brother of King Charles VI, in 1394 and then passed on to his son Jean d'Orl\u00e9ans (1400-1467), grandfather of Marguerite d'Angoul\u00eame and Fran\u00e7ois I.<br>The Good Count Jean d'Angoul\u00eame enlarged the ch\u00e2teau magnificently on his return from English captivity in the mid-15th century.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jean_Clouet_Attributed_-_Portrait_of_Marguerite_of_Navarre_-_Google_Art_Project-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Portrait de Marguerite de Navarre attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Jean Clouet (1480-1541).\" data-rl_caption=\"Portrait de Marguerite de Navarre attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 Jean Clouet (1480-1541).\" title=\"Portrait of Marguerite de Navarre attributed to Jean Clouet (1480-1541).\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jean_Clouet_Attributed_-_Portrait_of_Marguerite_of_Navarre_-_Google_Art_Project-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Marguerite de Navarre attributed to Jean Clouet (1480-1541).\" class=\"wp-image-5532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jean_Clouet_Attributed_-_Portrait_of_Marguerite_of_Navarre_-_Google_Art_Project-Copier.jpg 649w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jean_Clouet_Attributed_-_Portrait_of_Marguerite_of_Navarre_-_Google_Art_Project-Copier-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jean_Clouet_Attributed_-_Portrait_of_Marguerite_of_Navarre_-_Google_Art_Project-Copier-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jean_Clouet_Attributed_-_Portrait_of_Marguerite_of_Navarre_-_Google_Art_Project-Copier-507x600.jpg 507w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jean_Clouet_Attributed_-_Portrait_of_Marguerite_of_Navarre_-_Google_Art_Project-Copier-20x24.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Portrait of Marguerite de Navarre attributed to Jean Clouet (1480-1541).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The town is marked by the House of Valois, which succeeded the Capetians and ruled the kingdom of France from 1328 to 1589, actively supporting literature and the arts in Angoul\u00eame. Marguerite de Navarre, n\u00e9e Marguerite d'Angoul\u00eame (also known as Marguerite de Valois-Angoul\u00eame), played a key role in the 16th century. Here are just a few aspects of her great influence and work: she exerted a profound influence in diplomacy, showed a certain interest in new ideas, protected writers such as Rabelais and Bonaventure des P\u00e9riers and encouraged artists at the French court.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MargaretNavarreHeptameron.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"Marguerite de Navarre \u00e9tait connue pour son recueil de nouvelles, aujourd\u2019hui intitul\u00e9 L\u2019Heptam\u00e9ron.\" data-rl_caption=\"Marguerite de Navarre \u00e9tait connue pour son recueil de nouvelles, aujourd\u2019hui intitul\u00e9 L\u2019Heptam\u00e9ron.\" title=\"Marguerite de Navarre was best known for her collection of short stories, now known as L&#039;Heptam\u00e9ron.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MargaretNavarreHeptameron-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Marguerite de Navarre was best known for her collection of short stories, now known as L&#039;Heptam\u00e9ron.\" class=\"wp-image-5533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MargaretNavarreHeptameron-614x1024.jpg 614w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MargaretNavarreHeptameron-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MargaretNavarreHeptameron-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MargaretNavarreHeptameron-360x600.jpg 360w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MargaretNavarreHeptameron-14x24.jpg 14w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MargaretNavarreHeptameron.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Marguerite de Navarre was best known for her collection of short stories, now known as L'Heptam\u00e9ron.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The poems of Marguerite de Navarre, known today as L'Heptam\u00e9ron, are collected under the title of <em>Marguerites de la Marguerite des princesses,<\/em>published in Lyon in 1547. Sister of Fran\u00e7ois I, she exercised great influence over him throughout her life and became Queen of Navarre by her second marriage in 1527. Her daughter Jeanne d'Albret was the mother of Henri de Bourbon, the future Henri IV, King of France and Navarre. After the disastrous battle of Pavia (1525), Marguerite went to Spain to console her unfortunate brother and revive his courage. Her pleas for the prisoner's freedom failed with the inflexible Charles V, but she nonetheless won the admiration of him and his court for her eloquence, grace and exceptional education. She was fluent in several languages, principally Spanish, Italian and English. Greek, Latin and even Hebrew were no strangers to him. It was probably after her return to France that she managed to secure the King's release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Angouleme_nouvelle_Mecque_de_la_BD\"><\/span><strong>Angoul\u00eame, the new mecca for comics<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\u00ab\u00a0Uderzo dans son cosmos\u00a0\u00bb 10 Boulevard Pasteur Cette \u0153uvre cr\u00e9\u00e9e par Fran\u00e7ois Boucq et r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par l&rsquo;artiste muraliste Moon rend hommage au papa d&rsquo;Ast\u00e9rix et Ob\u00e9lix. Au centre de cette immense fresque de 200 m2, Albert UDERZO est install\u00e9 \u00e0 sa table de dessin d&rsquo;o\u00f9 surgissent ses h\u00e9ros.\" data-rl_caption=\"&quot;Uderzo dans son cosmos&quot; 10 Boulevard Pasteur Cette \u0153uvre cr\u00e9\u00e9e par Fran\u00e7ois Boucq et r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par l&#039;artiste muraliste Moon rend hommage au papa d&#039;Ast\u00e9rix et Ob\u00e9lix. Au centre de cette immense fresque de 200 m2, Albert UDERZO est install\u00e9 \u00e0 sa table de dessin d&#039;o\u00f9 surgissent ses h\u00e9ros.\" title=\"&quot;Uderzo dans son cosmos&quot; (Uderzo in his cosmos) 10 Boulevard Pasteur This work, designed by Fran\u00e7ois Boucq and produced by muralist Moon, pays tribute to the father of Asterix and Obelix. At the centre of this huge 200 m2 fresco, Albert UDERZO is seated at his drawing table, from which his heroes emerge.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. &quot;Uderzo dans son cosmos&quot; 10 Boulevard PasteurThis work, designed by Fran\u00e7ois Boucq and produced by muralist Moon, pays tribute to the father of Asterix and Obelix. At the centre of this huge 200 m2 fresco, Albert UDERZO is seated at his drawing table, from which his heroes emerge. 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-5507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5716-Copier.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. \"Uderzo dans son cosmos\" 10 Boulevard Pasteur.<br>Created by Fran\u00e7ois Boucq and executed by muralist Moon, the mural pays tribute to the father of Asterix and Obelix. At the centre of this huge 200 m2 fresco, Albert UDERZO is seated at his drawing table, from which his heroes emerge.<\/em>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 1974, faced with difficulties in the publishing industry, Angoul\u00eame and its immoderately ambitious mayor concocted the concept of a first <em>International Comics Festival<\/em>. This event, which soon became an annual event, encouraged the growth of the sector both locally and in France, and the festival went on to play a key role in the city's economy. Towards international recognition, the city also organises other festivals, including the <em>Francophone Film Festival<\/em> and the <em>Courant 3D Festival<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Au centre de la passerelle qui enjambe la Charente, se trouve la superbe statue de Corto Maltese r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par Luc et Livio Benedetti. Le h\u00e9ros d\u2019Hugo Pratt, les mains dans le dos, le regard dirig\u00e9 vers l\u2019oc\u00e9an, est le gardien id\u00e9al de ces lieux.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. Au centre de la passerelle qui enjambe la Charente, se trouve la superbe statue de Corto Maltese r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par Luc et Livio Benedetti. Le h\u00e9ros d\u2019Hugo Pratt, les mains dans le dos, le regard dirig\u00e9 vers l\u2019oc\u00e9an, est le gardien id\u00e9al de ces lieux.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. At the centre of the footbridge over the Charente is the superb statue of Corto Maltese, designed by Luc and Livio Benedetti. Hugo Pratt&#039;s hero, with his hands behind his back and his gaze directed towards the ocean, is the ideal guardian of this place.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. At the centre of the footbridge over the Charente is the superb statue of Corto Maltese, designed by Luc and Livio Benedetti. Hugo Pratt&#039;s hero, with his hands behind his back and his gaze directed towards the ocean, is the ideal guardian of this place.\" class=\"wp-image-5512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5742-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. At the centre of the footbridge spanning the Charente and leading to the Cit\u00e9 de la BD is the superb statue of Corto Maltese, designed by Luc and Livio Benedetti. Hugo Pratt's hero, with his hands behind his back and his gaze directed towards the ocean, is the ideal guardian of this place.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Today, Angoul\u00eame has become a centre of excellence for the arts and the creation of comic strips. Local initiatives support artists and authors, and art is integrated into the streets through frescoes and murals. In short, Angoul\u00eame has preserved and enriched its literary tradition, becoming a creative and cultural centre of international renown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Angoul\u00eame Festival jury awards a Grand Prize to a writer for his or her body of work from the very beginning of the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Festival_d%27Angoul%C3%AAme_1974\">first edition<\/a> in 1974. This honorary prize, which is not endowed, entitles the winner to an exhibition at the following festival. In the early years, the jury focused on classic Franco-Belgian comic strip authors (<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andr%C3%A9_Franquin\">Franquin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ren%C3%A9_Pellos\">Pellos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jij%C3%A9\">Jij\u00e9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marijac\">Marijac<\/a>) and American (<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Will_Eisner\">Will Eisner<\/a>In 1978, the prize was awarded to a young contemporary author, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Marc_Reiser\">Jean-Marc Reiser<\/a> (36 years), then in 1980 <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fred_(auteur)\">Fred<\/a> (48), a pillar of the magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pilote_(p%C3%A9riodique)\"><em>Pilot<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Festival_angouleme.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"Festival_angoul\u00eame\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Festival_angoul\u00eame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Festival_angouleme.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Festival_angouleme.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Festival_angouleme-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Festival_angouleme-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Festival_angouleme-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Festival_angouleme-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From 1981 onwards, the previous year's Grand Prize winner presided over the jury. This system, which lasted until 1988, sometimes enabled the previous year's Grand Prix winner to direct the choice of his successor towards authors who were friends or close associates: the winners in the 1980s were all from <em>Pilot<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Giraud\">Jean Giraud<\/a>\/M\u0153bius, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Claude_M%C3%A9zi%C3%A8res\">M\u00e9zi\u00e8res<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacques_Tardi\">Tardi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacques_Lob\">Lob<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enki_Bilal\">Bilal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippe_Druillet\">Druillet<\/a>) or leading authors of French adult comics (<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Gillon\">Gillon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Claude_Forest\">Forest<\/a>). From <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Giraud\">Jean Giraud<\/a>The winner of the 1981 prize, who designed the poster for the 1982 festival, is also responsible for designing the poster for the following year's festival. These two developments mark the growing involvement of the Grand Prix in the festival. In June 1982, the former Grand Prizes met at the initiative of the festival to designate a special tenth anniversary prize, which was awarded to <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claire_Bret%C3%A9cher\">Claire Bret\u00e9cher<\/a>who co-presided the 1983 festival and was awarded the 1982 Grand Prize <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Gillon\">Paul Gillon<\/a> and was given an exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the festival was intended to be international, for a long time the majority of the Angoul\u00eame Grand Prix was awarded to authors from France. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bande_dessin%C3%A9e_franco-belge\">Franco-Belgian comics<\/a>&nbsp;Until 2010, only four of the 42 winners of the Grand Prize or a Special Prize were not French-speaking - and the French far outnumbered the Belgians. Since 2011, however, the prize has become much more international, with four Americans and three Japanese winners. The prize has been criticised for not having been awarded to anyone for a long time. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mangaka\">Japanese author<\/a> despite the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manga\">mangas<\/a> in France; however, three have been awarded since 2013. With a median age of 52, the prize rewards a career, whereas the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fauve_d%27or_:_prix_du_meilleur_album\">golden fawn<\/a> is more a case of an author \"in the making\". Only five women (<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claire_Bret%C3%A9cher\">Claire Bret\u00e9cher<\/a> in 1982, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florence_Cestac\">Florence Cestac<\/a> in 2000, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rumiko_Takahashi\">Rumiko Takahashi<\/a> in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julie_Doucet\">Julie Doucet<\/a> in 2022 and <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Posy_Simmonds\">Posy Simmonds<\/a> in 2024). The low number of women winners has also been the subject of controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8651-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"Mus\u00e9e de la BD d&rsquo;Angoul\u00eame. Affiche de La Vache qui rit, imagin\u00e9e par le dessinateur Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939), dont le rire \u00e9ternel orne la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre bo\u00eete de fromage fondu.\" data-rl_caption=\"Mus\u00e9e de la BD d&#039;Angoul\u00eame. Affiche de La Vache qui rit, imagin\u00e9e par le dessinateur Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939), dont le rire \u00e9ternel orne la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre bo\u00eete de fromage fondu.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame Comic Strip Museum. Poster for The Laughing Cow, created by cartoonist Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939), whose eternal laughter adorns the famous tin of processed cheese.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8651-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame Comic Strip Museum. Poster for The Laughing Cow, created by cartoonist Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939), whose eternal laughter adorns the famous tin of processed cheese.\" class=\"wp-image-5528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8651-Copier.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8651-Copier-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8651-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8651-Copier-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8651-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame Comic Strip Museum. Poster for The Laughing Cow, created by cartoonist Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939), whose eternal laughter adorns the famous tin of processed cheese.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benjamin_Rabier\">Benjamin Rabier<\/a><\/strong>the illustrious universal illustrator of the comical and extraordinary lives of animals, and creator of the image of <em>La-vache-qui-rit<\/em>This is why he deserves his place in the pantheon of the geniuses of this art celebrated in this museum of comics, which boasts thousands of original plates (fans will be aware of the value that some of these works can fetch in auction rooms, i.e. several hundred thousand euros!)<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5740-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Mus\u00e9e de la BD. Dessin original de Benjamin Rabier.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. Mus\u00e9e de la BD. Dessin original de Benjamin Rabier.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Comic strip museum. Original drawing by Benjamin Rabier.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5740-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. Comic strip museum. Original drawing by Benjamin Rabier.\" class=\"wp-image-5526\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. Comic strip museum. Original drawing by Benjamin Rabier.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Histoire_mouvementee_du_Chateau_des_Ducs_dAngouleme\"><\/span><strong>An eventful history of the Ch\u00e2teau des Ducs d'Angoul\u00eame<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. De styles M\u00e9di\u00e9val, et n\u00e9ogothique (XIXe), le ch\u00e2teau d&rsquo;Angoul\u00eame abrite la mairie de la ville.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. De styles M\u00e9di\u00e9val, et n\u00e9ogothique (XIXe), le ch\u00e2teau d&#039;Angoul\u00eame abrite la mairie de la ville.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Medieval and neo-Gothic (19th century) in style, the Ch\u00e2teau d&#039;Angoul\u00eame houses the town hall.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. Medieval and neo-Gothic (19th century) in style, the Ch\u00e2teau d&#039;Angoul\u00eame houses the town hall.\" class=\"wp-image-5529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5713-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. The medieval and neo-Gothic (19th century) Ch\u00e2teau d'Angoul\u00eame houses the town hall.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/museedupatrimoine.fr\/chateau-d-angouleme-charente\/11348.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From the 10th to the 13th century, the Counts of Angoul\u00eame, the Taillefer family and then the Lusignan family strengthened the town's defences and extended them to include the Saint-Martial district.<\/a>. In 1308, on the death of Gui I de Lusignan, the county of Angoul\u00eame reverted to the French crown. <a href=\"https:\/\/bing.com\/search?q=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It was given to Louis d'Orl\u00e9ans, brother of King Charles VI, in 1394 and then passed on to his son Jean d'Orl\u00e9ans, grandfather of Marguerite d'Angoul\u00eame and Fran\u00e7ois I.<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction of Angoul\u00eame's current town hall on the site of the former Valois ch\u00e2teau was the subject of a heated debate between Paul Dabadie, the architect in charge of the works, and members of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'Arch\u00e9ologie et d'Histoire de Charente (SAHC). Mr Dabadie wanted to demolish the ch\u00e2teau immediately, but the archaeological society, whose mission is to ensure the conservation of the country's historic monuments, expressed its support for the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built between 1858 and 1869 in a style that is, to say the least, \"eclectic\", the ch\u00e2teau is largely inspired by medieval aesthetics, with a few references to the Renaissance, neo-Gothic style and Classicism. All that remains are the Lusignan keep (13th century) and the Valois tower (15th century), historic elements that have been saved with difficulty, drowned in the massive eclecticism of the official and administrative architecture of Mr Dabadie, who was more successful in the very costly renovation of St Peter's Basilica...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans of provincial history should be aware that, following a regional competition held in Angoul\u00eame on 17 May 1877, the statue of Marguerite de Valois by M. Badiou de Latronch\u00e8re was unveiled and donated by the artist to the town, then erected on the square in front of the new town hall, where its last admirers still gather. Despite the muted opposition of a number of detractors, including Prosper M\u00e9rim\u00e9e, Inspector of Historic Monuments, two historic speeches were made at this solemn celebration, one by Mr Mathieu Bodet, former Minister of Finance and President of the Charente General Council, and the other by Mr Babinet de Rencogne, the town's archivist and President of the department's Archaeological and Historical Society...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cathedrale_Saint-Pierre\"><\/span><strong>Saint-Pierre Cathedral<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8603-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Chef-d\u2019\u0153uvre de l\u2019art roman, class\u00e9 au titre des monuments historiques, la cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre a fait l\u2019objet, depuis 2019, d\u2019une restauration d&rsquo;envergure de sa fa\u00e7ade occidentale.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. Chef-d\u2019\u0153uvre de l\u2019art roman, class\u00e9 au titre des monuments historiques, la cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre a fait l\u2019objet, depuis 2019, d\u2019une restauration d&#039;envergure de sa fa\u00e7ade occidentale.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. A masterpiece of Romanesque art and a listed historic monument, Saint-Pierre Cathedral has been undergoing a major restoration of its western fa\u00e7ade since 2019.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8603-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. A masterpiece of Romanesque art and a listed historic monument, Saint-Pierre Cathedral has been undergoing a major restoration of its western fa\u00e7ade since 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-5509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8603-Copier.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8603-Copier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8603-Copier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8603-Copier-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8603-Copier-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8603-Copier-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. A masterpiece of Romanesque art and a listed historic monument, Saint-Pierre Cathedral has been undergoing a major restoration of its western fa\u00e7ade since 2019.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Work on Saint-Pierre cathedral began in 1100 under the impetus of Bishop Girard and has been virtually uninterrupted ever since, as is the fate of great architectural works that each new generation tends to preserve or... improve, apart from its transformation in <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temple_de_la_Raison\">temple of Reason<\/a> during the Revolution. Its main fa\u00e7ade, richly decorated with small sculpted scenes, often not very peaceful, is seen by some as a foreshadowing of the city's future role in the spread of comics. Some of these were carved around 1118-1119, the date that corresponds to Zaragoza's return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reconquista\">reconquest of Spain<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarrasins\">Saracens<\/a>. This victory is illustrated by two scenes from the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chanson_de_Roland\"><em>Roland's Song<\/em><\/a> which also recount Roland's victory at Saragossa. The left-hand side of the frieze illustrates the equestrian combat of the<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turpin_(archev%C3%AAque)\">Bishop Turpin<\/a>In the centre: the king, wearing chain mail and a mitre, against the giant Abisme, whom he pierces with his spear. In the centre: a <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gonfanon\">gonfanon<\/a>then right, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roland\">Roland<\/a>, nephew of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlemagne\">Charlemagne<\/a>, continues <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marsile\">Marsile<\/a>the King of Saragossa, cuts off his opponent's arm with his sword, his horse having already turned away. Then, in the next scene, Marsilio falls before the open gate of Saragossa.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8611-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Ch\u0153ur de la cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre. Ch\u0153ur de la cath\u00e9drale d\u2019Angoul\u00eame. Couronne de gloire r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par le sculpteur Pierre Sabatier en 1999.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eame. Ch\u0153ur de la cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre. Ch\u0153ur de la cath\u00e9drale d\u2019Angoul\u00eame. Couronne de gloire r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par le sculpteur Pierre Sabatier en 1999.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eame. Choir of Saint-Pierre cathedral. Choir of Angoul\u00eame cathedral. Crown of glory created by sculptor Pierre Sabatier in 1999.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8611-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eame. Choir of Saint-Pierre cathedral. Choir of Angoul\u00eame cathedral. Crown of glory created by sculptor Pierre Sabatier in 1999.\" class=\"wp-image-5516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8611-Copier.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8611-Copier-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8611-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8611-Copier-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8611-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. Choir of Saint-Pierre cathedral. Choir of Angoul\u00eame cathedral. Crown of glory created by sculptor Pierre Sabatier in 1999.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_tresor_par_Jean-Michel_Othoniel\"><\/span><strong>The treasure by Jean-Michel Othoniel<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8632-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"Tr\u00e9sor de la Cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre d\u2019Angoul\u00eame a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en sc\u00e8ne par l&rsquo;artiste plasticien Jean-Michel Othoniel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Tr\u00e9sor de la Cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre d\u2019Angoul\u00eame a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en sc\u00e8ne par l&#039;artiste plasticien Jean-Michel Othoniel.\" title=\"The treasury of Angoul\u00eame&#039;s Cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre was designed by the visual artist Jean-Michel Othoniel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8632-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"The treasury of Angoul\u00eame&#039;s Cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre was designed by the visual artist Jean-Michel Othoniel.\" class=\"wp-image-5518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8632-Copier.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8632-Copier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8632-Copier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8632-Copier-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8632-Copier-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8632-Copier-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The treasury of Angoul\u00eame's Cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre has been brought to life by visual artist Jean-Michel Othoniel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The project to showcase the treasures of Angoul\u00eame Cathedral was entrusted to the sculptor for the scenography. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Michel_Othoniel\">Jean-Michel Othoniel<\/a>The treasure is part of a public artistic commission, supported by the sponsorship of Engie. The treasure is housed in the Gothic chapel of Saint-Thibaud, located along the eastern wall of the south transept, as well as two rooms on the first floor of this chapel, built from the remains of the bell tower destroyed by cannon fire by the Huguenots in 1588. The Wars of Religion shook the Angoul\u00eame region for some thirty years (Ravaillac, the Huguenot regicide of the \"renegade\" king, was a native of Angoul\u00e8me). The \"journey\" is divided into \"3 stations\", each corresponding to a theme: the Lapidary, the Commitment, the Marvellous. The artist has completely transformed the space, and is presenting nearly 150 restored objects of sacred art from all over the diocese. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8626-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"Tr\u00e9sor de la cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre d&rsquo;Angoul\u00eame. Le verre souffl\u00e9 color\u00e9, mat\u00e9riau de pr\u00e9dilection de Jean-Michel Othoniel, compose l\u2019essentiel de ses cr\u00e9ations aux accents f\u00e9\u00e9riques et baroques.\u00e9dilection de l\u2019artiste compose l\u2019essentiel de ses cr\u00e9ations aux accents f\u00e9\u00e9riques et baroques.\" data-rl_caption=\"Tr\u00e9sor de la cath\u00e9drale Saint-Pierre d&#039;Angoul\u00eame. Le verre souffl\u00e9 color\u00e9, mat\u00e9riau de pr\u00e9dilection de Jean-Michel Othoniel, compose l\u2019essentiel de ses cr\u00e9ations aux accents f\u00e9\u00e9riques et baroques.\" title=\"Treasury of Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Angoul\u00eame. Coloured blown glass, one of Jean-Michel Othoniel&#039;s favourite materials, forms the core of his creations, which have a fairytale and baroque flavour.e of Jean-Michel Othoniel&#039;s favourite materials, forms the core of his creations, which have a fairytale and baroque flavour.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8626-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Treasury of Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Angoul\u00eame. Coloured blown glass, Jean-Michel Othoniel&#039;s favourite material, is the main ingredient in his creations, which have a fairytale and baroque flavour.\" class=\"wp-image-5523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8626-Copier.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8626-Copier-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8626-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8626-Copier-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8626-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Treasury of Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Angoul\u00eame. Coloured blown glass, Jean-Michel Othoniel's favourite material, is the main ingredient in his creations, which have a fairytale and baroque flavour.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>All the necessary explanations and interpretations of the artist's will and talent are elegantly conveyed by the suave voice of Marie Reine Bernard, a DRAC-accredited guide whose presence is compulsory for the visit, which must be booked in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8613-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-rl_title=\"Tr\u00e9sor de la cath\u00e9drale d&rsquo;Angoul\u00eame. Visite guid\u00e9e par Marie Reine Bernard, guide agr\u00e9e par la DRAC et dont la pr\u00e9sence est obligatoire pour la visite.\" data-rl_caption=\"Tr\u00e9sor de la cath\u00e9drale d&#039;Angoul\u00eame. Visite guid\u00e9e par Marie Reine Bernard, guide agr\u00e9e par la DRAC et dont la pr\u00e9sence est obligatoire pour la visite.\" title=\"Treasures of Angoul\u00eame Cathedral. Guided tour by Marie Reine Bernard, a DRAC-approved guide who must be present for the visit.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8613-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Treasures of Angoul\u00eame Cathedral. Guided tour by Marie Reine Bernard, a DRAC-approved guide who must be present for the visit.\" class=\"wp-image-5520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8613-Copier.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8613-Copier-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8613-Copier-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8613-Copier-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_8613-Copier-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Treasures of Angoul\u00eame Cathedral. Guided tour by Marie Reine Bernard, a DRAC-approved guide who must be present for the visit.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;In this jumble of sacerdotal objects, a reliquary created by the artist to house a small bone, a modest relic of Saint Peter, is particularly noteworthy. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Auma%C3%AEtre\">Pierre Auma\u00eetre<\/a>a priest from Charente who was martyred in Korea in 1866 and canonised in 1984. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This moving relic is similar to the gigantic Turiasaurus tibia discovered in Charente by doctoral student Maxime Lasseron and exhibited alongside a number of other artefacts in the museum curated by the media-savvy palaeo-archaeologist Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Tournepiche. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-18\" data-rl_title=\"Angoul\u00eale. f\u00e9mur de turiasaure, un sauropode g\u00e9ant de plus de 40 tonnes et 30 m\u00e8tres de long, d\u00e9couvert sur le site d\u2019Angeac-Charente par Maxime Lasseron.\" data-rl_caption=\"Angoul\u00eale. f\u00e9mur de turiasaure, un sauropode g\u00e9ant de plus de 40 tonnes et 30 m\u00e8tres de long, d\u00e9couvert sur le site d\u2019Angeac-Charente par Maxime Lasseron.\" title=\"Angoul\u00eale. Femur of a Turiasaurus, a giant sauropod weighing over 40 tonnes and 30 metres long, discovered at the Angeac-Charente site by Maxime Lasseron.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Angoul\u00eale. Femur of a Turiasaurus, a giant sauropod weighing over 40 tonnes and 30 metres long, discovered at the Angeac-Charente site by Maxime Lasseron.\" class=\"wp-image-5525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier-90x70.jpg 90w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier-600x460.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC5721-Copier-31x24.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Angoul\u00eame. Femur of a Turiasaurus, a giant sauropod weighing over 40 tonnes and 30 metres long, discovered at the Angeac-Charente site by Maxime Lasseron.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quelques_noires_anecdotes_de_lhistoire%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>A few black anecdotes from history...<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Criminal cases in Charente (1793 - 1818)<\/strong> During the revolutionary turmoil, a gang of criminals known as \"chauffeurs\" committed numerous crimes in the countryside around Angoul\u00eame. <a href=\"http:\/\/histoirepassion.eu\/?1793-1818-Affaires-criminelles-en-Charente-Une-auberge-rouge-et-des-chauffeurs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">These bandits used brutal methods, such as burning their victims' feet to find out where they were hiding their money.<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Auberge Sainte-Barbe<\/strong> One of the leaders of this gang, originally from Saintes, continued his criminal activities during the Empire at the Auberge Sainte-Barbe, near Angoul\u00eame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Siege of Angoul\u00eame by the Vikings (848)<\/strong> In the middle of the 9th century, Angoul\u00eame was raided and pillaged by the Vikings, who travelled up the Charente and pillaged the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expositions_de_BD_a_la_Cite_internationale_de_la_bande_dessinee_et_de_limage\"><\/span><strong>Comic strip exhibitions at the Cit\u00e9 internationale de la bande dessin\u00e9e et de l'image&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/512px-FIBD2017MuseeBD.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-19\" data-rl_title=\"512px-FIBD2017Mus\u00e9eBD\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"512px-FIBD2017Mus\u00e9eBD\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/512px-FIBD2017MuseeBD.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/512px-FIBD2017MuseeBD.jpg 512w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/512px-FIBD2017MuseeBD-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/512px-FIBD2017MuseeBD-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/512px-FIBD2017MuseeBD-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The permanent exhibition \"Croquez ! Comics put their foot in it\" permanent exhibition<\/strong>until 10 November 2024, exploring the relationship between food and comics... Bon app\u00e9tit!<br><strong>Riad Sattouf, \"L'Arabe du futur \u0153uvre-monde\" (The Arab of the future, a work of the world)<\/strong> : This is one of the last opportunities to see this exhibition, as it is in its final days.<br><strong>Thierry Smolderen \"The script is a DIY project\".<\/strong> This exhibition sheds light on the process of creating a comic strip script.<br><strong>La Cerise turns 20<\/strong> Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publisher La Cerise, this exhibition is also in its final days.<br><strong>Treasures from the collections<\/strong> From 30 May 2024, this exhibition will showcase rare and precious items from the Cit\u00e9's collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on timetables and prices, visit the official website at <strong>International City of Comics and Images<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citebd.org\/\">https:\/\/www.citebd.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text and Photos :<\/strong> Sylvain Grandadam<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The capital of the Charente region has many treasures to offer visitors: Saint-Pierre cathedral, the resurgence of the river Touvre, Romanesque buildings... not forgetting the annual International Comics Festival. 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