Miradoux

1 - Suzanne MACABIAU, born in 1951 in Agen, Geography-History teacher. She is the mayor of Miradoux since 2001 and she was a town councillor for 6 years. - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

2 - Houses along the battlements - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

3 - House along the battlements - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

4 - The covered market place in Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

5 - The water well - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

6 - The town hall of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

7 - Bird's eye view of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

8 - Main street of the village - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

9 - Main street of the village - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

10 - Main street of the village - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

11 - Panorama all around the village - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

12 - Panorama all around the village - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

13 - Miradoux countryside - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

14 - Miradoux countryside - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

15 - Miradoux countryside - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

16 - Miradoux countryside - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

17 - Miradoux countryside - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

18 - Church of the 14th century - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

19 - The covered market placeof the 16th century - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

20 - Miradoux under the snow - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

21 - Miradoux under the snow - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

22 - Bird's eye view of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

23 - Bird's eye view of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

24 - Bird's eye view of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

25 - Bird's eye view of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

26 - Bird's eye view of the battlements - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

27 - Bird's eye view of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

28 - Miradoux countryside - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

29 - Miradoux countryside - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

30 - Overview of the village - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

31 - Overview of the village - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Mairie de Miradoux

32 - France MIDROÜET, town employee, contact person of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

33 - Welcoming Committee of Miradoux - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

34 - Aerial view of the Church of Miradoux - © Photographie de Jean-Bernard Laffitte-Droits CEEI/CCI

35 - Aerial view of Miradoux - © Photographie de Jean-Bernard Laffitte-Droits CEEI/CCI

36 - Les "Mousquetaires" - The Musqueteers - © CLA Miradoux / CEEI Gers Gascogne

37 - Les "Mousquetaires" - The Musqueteers - © CLA Miradoux / CEEI Gers Gascogne

The Mayor : Suzanne MACABIAU, born in 1951 in Agen, Geography-History teacher. She is the mayor of Miradoux since 2001 and she was a town councillor for 6 years.

Mayor's speech

I am a teacher in Toulouse, I live and I am native from Miradoux.
My village hosts 550 inhabitants and we have decided to put in place a strategy plan in order to welcome new people, such as Sohos (or e-workers). Precisely, we have the high speed Internet access 1 Mo, and we also offer host opportunities. We are waiting for you and be sure you will be welcomed in our village. I will try my best to help you. To get more information, you can contact me at: mairie-miradoux@wanadoo.fr

Welcoming Committee of Miradoux
Contact : France MIDROUËT

"I come from the Parisian Region and I arrived in this little village when I was 12 years old. Since 2006, I have been the "multi-task" town employee in Miradoux, and now I am working on the project SOHO SOLO.
It goes without saying that so far, I have been rewarded for my attachment to this village."

Shops and craftsmen

• - 1 bakery(s) - 1 slaughter(s) - 1 bar(s) - 1 grocery(s) - 1 press(s) - 1 restaurant(s) - 1 market place(s) - 5 skilled workmen - 2 bed and breakfast(s) - 2 gite(s) - 1 campsite(s) - post - 15 km to a department store

Day care

• Child minding.
• Day-nursery There are 3 nursery nurses in Miradoux.
  There is a day care centre in the primary school - Opening hours :  7.30 a.m - 8 a.m and 5 p.m to 6.30 p.m.
  You can also find "crèches" in Lectoure and in Astaffort (15 minutes away).

Schools

• Nursery school (sur place)
  1 class(es)
  25 élèves
  Transport
• Primary school (sur place)
  3 classes
  20 élèves
  Transport
• Comprehensive school Collège Maréchal Lannes à Lectoure à 15 minutes :
  http://automne-lyc-lannes-lectoure.ac-toulouse.fr/html/_2_.php
  Transport
• Secondary school
  Lycée Maréchal Lannes à Lectoure à 15 minutes :
  http://automne-lyc-lannes-lectoure.ac-toulouse.fr/html/_2_.php
  Lycée Bernard Palissy à Agen à 30 minutes :
  http://webetab.ac-bordeaux.fr/Etablissement/BPalissy/accueil.htm
  
  Spécialité : Lycée Maréchal Lannes:
  - Enseignement général, technologique et professionnel
  - BTS comptabilité et gestion des organisations
  Lycée Bernard Palissy :
  Enseignement général, technologique et professionnel
  Filière post-bac
  Options :
  - Mesures physiques et informatique (MPI)
  - Langues vivantes (Anglais, Allemand, Espagnol, Italien et Russe)
  - Langues anciennes (latin, grec, grec ancien débutant)
  - Sciences économiques et sociales (SES)
  - Informatique, gestion et communication (IGC)
  - Arts plastiques et Musique
  Transport

Association

• Bibliothèque municipal
  Mr COLLIN Dominique
  Mme FALLA Vivienne
• La Ronde des Crêches
  
  
• Union Sportive Miradouzaine (Football)
  Mr COLLIN Dominique
  
• JUDO CLUB
  Mr BARRIEU Jacques
  
• Gymnastique volontaire
  Mme GIARDIN Madeleine
  
• Marche
  
  
• Saint Hubert Miradouzaine (Chasse)
  Mr LANNES Claude
  
• Moto Club
  Mr LAFFONT Dominique
  
• Centre communal d'action sociale
  
  
• Gymnastique Artistique
  Mme DUGOUJON Julie
  
• Tennis Club
  Mr LACOSTE Alain
  
• Amicale des Sapeurs Pompiers
  Mr LABAT Luc
  Mr
• Association des Parents d'élèves
  Mme BALLENGHIEN Isabelle
  
• Les Petits Gascons
  Mme ALLAIN Christine
  
• Mirapatch' (patchwork)
  Mme LANNES Michèle
  
• "Les Voix SI les Voix LA" (chorale)
  Mr LAVILLE Philippe
  
• Crèche de MIRADOUX
  Mme LANUJSSE-CAZALE Béatrice
  
• "Espoir Miradouzain" (troisième âge)
  Mr Hervé
  
• Fédération Nationale des Anciens Combattants en Algérie
  Mr SECEILLE Maurice
  
• Syndicat d'Initiative cantonale
  Mme AEBERHARD Simone
  
• Comité des Fêtes
  Mme BARRIEU Cyrille
  
• Les Vieux Crampons
  Mr MAURUC Jean-Luc
  Mr BARADA Claude
• Club de Tarot
  Mr RICCI Bruno
  
• Association des Donneurs de sang bénévoles
  Mme CANDELON Françoise
  

Health

• Nurse : sur place, 2 infirmière(s).
• Doctor : ( sur place)
  2 medecin(s)
  
• Dentist : A Lectoure et à Astaffort à environ 15 minutes
  
• Physiotherapist : A Lectoure et à Astaffort à environ 15 minutes
  
• Hospital : A Lectoure (15 minutes), Agen (30 minutes) ou Auch (45 minutes)
  
• Chemist's : ( sur place)
  1 pharmacie(s)
  
• Veterinary : A Lectoure et à Astaffort à environ 15 minutes
  
• Other :
  1 podologue le mardi matin sur rendez-vous.

We have decided in Miradoux to welcome new inhabitants, such as Sohos (or e-workers), in order to make our village more dynamic. To that end, Miradoux put in place several projects related to land use planning in order to attract people. We have decided to:
• Rehabilitate abandoned houses in the village centre
- Review the urban village plan from 2006 on, in order to make serviced building land available
- Initiate a project of a new housing estate (8 lots)
• Embellishment of the village:
The centre of the village was refurbished: creation of a little place, renovation of the “Grande Rue”. This action will be extended into the village.
• Associations and cultural life:
We decided to build a multi-purpose room because associative life in Miradoux is developed. In this room, we will be able to organize more spectacles.
• Economic development:
Miradoux has all basic services and an important tourism activity.

38 - Houses along the battlements - © Photo CEEI Gers Gascogne, Bénédicte Rousselot

Welcome to Miradoux, a certain way of life is waiting for you in this little county town, rich of history.
The Castelnau of Miradoux was founded in 1253. It is one of the most ancient Castelnau of the Gers and became a fortified town.
The Castelnau was composed of a fortified town with its battlements. The village was also surrounded by battlements and moats. We can observe some pieces of battlements which are still present near Astaffort road. Three doors enabled to reach the site:
- the Uzan door, on the West side, with harrow and drawbridge
- the Levant door
- the door which gives an access to the fortified town.
This castle was broken down near 14th century. Its stones were offered for building a church on the same place.
During the 17th century, Miradoux was hardly affected by the cane of Condé in 1652, the plague and by the blaze.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Miradoux became a flourished village because of a rich agriculture and its exhibitions. The burg is built on a promontory which overlooks the Auroue and Arratz tributaries.
The village keeps from its history some vestiges:
- Battlements
- A church of the 14th century
- A market place of the 16th century
- The fountain of Condé
- The Uzan door
- The castle of Fieux
- Saint Jacques of Compostelle path (GR 65 of Puy en Velay) which is secured.
We can also find in Miradoux sportive and cultural events:
- Rally at the end of July
- Music training during the last week of July
- Cantonal market during the third Sunday of July
- Local festival during the last weekend of August
- Exposition of cribs the second Sunday of December and the second Sunday of January.