La Brède (; , before 1987: ''Labrede'')
Décret du 13 mai 1987 portant changement de nom de communes
'' Journal officiel de la République française'' n° 0154, 5 July 1987, p. 7359. is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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in southwestern France
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The gothic Château de la Brède was the birthplace and the retreat of Montesquieu, whose library and bedroom are preserved.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Gironde department
References
Communes of Gironde
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