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Battle of Vouille

Battle of Vouille was a battle fought in AD 507 at Vouillé, in what is now France. It was part of the Franco-Visigothic Wars, which ran from AD 492 to AD 589. The recorded result: Frankish victory.

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FoughtAD 507
WhereVouillé, France46.583N, 0.333E
OutcomeFrankish victory
BelligerentsFranksagainstVisigothic Kingdom
Part ofFranco-Visigothic WarsAD 492 to AD 589

Where it sits in the Franco-Visigothic Wars

Battle of Vouille, AD 507Siege of Arles, AD 507Siege of Caesaraugusta, AD 542Battle of Carcassonne, AD 589AD 507AD 589Battle of Vouille, AD 507
4 placed engagements of the Franco-Visigothic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 507 (year precision)
PlaceVouillé, France
46.583N, 0.333E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeFrankish conquest of Gallia Aquitania
Commanders
  • Alaric II
  • Apollinaris of Clermont
Battle of VouilleBattle of VouilleSiege of PoitiersSiege of PoitiersBattle of PoitiersBattle of MoncontourBattle of ParthenayBattle of PoitiersBattle of MoncontourBattle of ParthenayLimogesLa RochelleNantesToursBourgesAngers100 km46.583N, 0.333E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Vouille
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Vouille today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-04-06. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 74 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 61 to 168 m, 107 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 50% built-up, 27% tree cover, 15% grassland.

built-up: 50%tree cover: 27%grassland: 15%cropland: 7%built-up 50%tree cover 27%grassland 15%cropland 7%
west to east, 10.0 km71 to 145 mnorth to south, 10.0 km72 to 131 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between AD 507 and 1569.

In the same war

Battle of Vouille is one of 128 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q851504, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vouillé, revision 1378017638, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.