Bastide (disambiguation)
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A bastide is a fortified new town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony and Aquitaine in Southwest France during the Middle Ages.
A bastide (Provençal manor) can also be a large farmhouse or manor in Provence, in the south of France.
Bastide became used as a surname, and may also refer to:
- John Henry Bastide, British soldier and military engineer
- Jules Bastide, French politician
- Paul Bastide, French conductor and composer
See also
- La Bastide (disambiguation), many places in France
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