Cadillac en Fronsadais was in the Middle Ages the capital of a barony: under its jurisdiction depend St Romain, La Lande and Tarnès. The village has a castle in the 1451th century which will resist the attacks of the English from the XNUMXth. The land passed into the hands of the allies of the King of England during the Hundred Years War. It was not until XNUMX that the legitimate heir was restored to his rights. Today, the main economic activity is around the vine, mainly producing red wines.
The Saint Georges church, completed in 1890, is made of Gironde stones. Neo-Romanesque style, it was built to replace the old church, threatening to fall into ruins. It houses within it, a Madonna and Child, in alabaster. The Virgin wears a high crown and a scepter, on her right arm the child, playing with a bird.
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