Only in French.

 Extraordinary work proposed by Jean Labourie, former librarian and archivist of the Lourdes municipality and Roger Mézailles teacher. 

 A study of 837 pages printed in only 250 copies and including hundreds of illustrations. A historian and collector who portrays Lourdes through single sources, municipal or private archives. A clear vision of elected officials, policy and administration, the daily life of Lourdes in the late 18th century to today's. 

This book is a essential source book for anyone in love with Lourdes or wishing to study it in greater depth. 

What is the political situation in Lourdes during the revolution and "contre-révolution"? Is the evolution of urban Lourdes only the due to the Apparitions of 1858? What is the relationship between the local secular community and the religious? Many questions (among thousands) that can be enlightened by this book.