Romestaing | |
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 The town hall in Romestaing | |
Location of Romestaing  | |
  Romestaing  Romestaing | |
| Coordinates:44°25′05″N0°00′14″E / 44.4181°N 0.0039°E /44.4181; 0.0039 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Marmande |
| Canton | Les Forêts de Gascogne |
| Intercommunality | Coteaux et Landes de Gascogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pierre Grange[1] |
Area 1 | 15.46 km2 (5.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 158 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 47224 /47250 |
| Elevation | 56–167 m (184–548 ft) (avg. 183 m or 600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Romestaing (French pronunciation:[ʁɔmɛstɛ̃];Occitan:Romestanh) is acommune in theLot-et-Garonnedépartement in south-westernFrance.
Its inhabitants are calledRomestaingais (male) orRomestaingaises (female), as French is agendered language, no non-gendered name exists for them.[3]
The name of the commune comes from theLatinRomana Sattio, an important junction of Roman roads. A second hypothesis suggests that the name Romestaing is derived from the surname Hromstang. The commune has been known under its present name, which appeared in theRegista Clementis P.P.V. in 1312, since theMiddle Ages.[4]
InGascon, the commune is known asRomestanh.
Romestaing is twinned withObersaasheim, a village in the Frenchdépartement ofHaut-Rhin, Alsace. At the start of theSecond World War, the inhabitants of Obersaasheim were evacuated to Lot-et-Garonne, to the communes ofGuérin and Romestaing, until autumn 1940 when they were ordered by the occupying Germans to return to their villages.[5]
Église Saint-Christophe (Saint Christopher's church), built in the 12th century, is the sole remnant of aKnights Templarcommandery.[6] It has been listed since 1965 as amonument historique by theFrench Ministry of Culture.[7] In the old charters of the commandery, it is recorded that Amanieu de Coutera and his grandsons, Forton et Bernard, ceded their land at Romestang to the Templar's commander ofCours.[8]
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