rocade ouest (bypass), contains a lycée, the former seminary, the Yvon Chevalier stadium and a shopping mall. The water tower of Recouvrance is decorated with frescoes by contemporary artist Michel Genty.

In the north of the urban area, the Saint-Vivien neighbourhood has an old faubourg (exurb) which has been inhabited since antiquity. Here, the thermes de Saint-Saloine, ancient Roman baths, are found.

Right bank (Rive droite)

The neighbourhood of Saint-Pallais was probably urbanised

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