Villeneuve is a small town of about 25,000 people situated in the
Lot Valley in the South West of France. It was founded between 1254 and 1263 by Alphonse de Poitiers.
Villeneuve-Sur-Lot is one of the many
Bastides - towns with defensive walls - built in the South-West of France at this time.
The two main
gates to the walled town are still standing. The photo shows the Tower of the Porte de Pujols
twinning of Villeneuve with Troon started in 1987 with a visit by the Troon Twinners to Villeneuve,
followed by a visit to Troon by the Villeneuvois in 1988.