“…Most people know 13th century France as the era of the great cathedrals…far fewer persons have heard of, and fewer still have seen… the new towns created in wholesale quantities in the southwestern part of the country.…”– John Reps
Great history of Europe's medieval new towns
Bastides: New Urbanism in 13th Century France
http://www.charrettecenter.com/nucouncil/go.asp?a=spf&pfk=3&gk=59
This is a transcript of an audio recording made in 2002, wide ranging discussion.
Medieval festival in Monpazier, Aquitaine, France
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