A Brief History
Lalinde was the first English bastide, founded in 1267 by Henry III Plantagenet but it suffered serious damage during the Hundred Years War and the Wars of Religion.

The Bastide
Various edifices built at different periods are worthy of interest. Lalinde’s roots can be seen in the grid plan of the town’s streets, the stone cross erected in the market square in 1351, and the stone and brick Porte Romane gateway at the west entrance of the town.

What to See :
Numerous old houses, the Governor’s House, the Counsel House, the remains of the Midi Wall and the Renaissance house which is now home to the Tourist Office.

Lalinde boasts several listed buildings. The church, which replaced the original Romanesque church, was inaugurated in 1901. The town owes much of its charm to the Dordogne River and canal.