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Izeste
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Iseste, a rich heritage past
The village, bordering the gave of Ossau, developed around the church of Romanesque origin and the secular abbey of the sixteenth century. There is a door with claveaux carved in white marble representing the signs of the zodiac.
and the castle on the rocky peak (watch tower of the valley).
Note also the presence of an old pillory (dated 1682) where the lord was doing justice. One can see on it the traces (depression) of the old fasteners of the chains of the prisoners.
Iseste (which is also written Izeste) is the homeland of the De Bordeu family, including Théophile, doctor of Louis XV.
Near the west of the village: the Zoum plateau.
and the castle on the rocky peak (watch tower of the valley).
Note also the presence of an old pillory (dated 1682) where the lord was doing justice. One can see on it the traces (depression) of the old fasteners of the chains of the prisoners.
Iseste (which is also written Izeste) is the homeland of the De Bordeu family, including Théophile, doctor of Louis XV.
Near the west of the village: the Zoum plateau.
