Industrial Heritage

A needle at the crossroads of the Lot and Garonne rivers, discover this 13th-century bastide in the heart of the region, a land "as beautiful as Italy" according to Stendhal. Its m…

In Ambrus, you enter the Landes forest, with its immense pine forests and streams. Very early on, the rocky shelters of the Avizon and Rusthe rivers served as refuges for prehistor…

It is an old building, whose ruins still look good, overlooking the Garonne. Leaning against the church of Bazens, it tells us a story from the 16th century. At the time, the lord …

The Moulin was restaured in 2006 and then found its original fonction as a pair of silex grindstones, trained by a spinning wheel produces flour according to an ancestral technique…

The "Paths of the Curious" are arrow paths intended for the discovery of the village. An educational itinerary and proposed to know everything about wildlife, flora and historical …

Bon-Encontre est une véritable aubaine pour les amoureux de patrimoine et d'histoire. Son riche passé a laissé de nombreux vestiges. Quatre châteaux, datant du Moyen Âge, et servan…

On the left bank of the Lot, a village rich in history awaits you: Bourran. Born from the merger of several villages, Bourran will surprise you with its 19th-century Protestant tem…

High up in the hills of the Pays de Serres, take a deep breath and let the beauty of Clermont-Dessous and its hamlets win you over. A landmark in the rolling landscape of the Garon…

Built in 1799, the Moulin de Coulx is a cylindrical stone and sandstone tower topped with a Gascon-style conical roof. The windmill was restored in 2001 and now has a fully-functio…

In the heart of the hills overlooking the Lot valley lies a small village that rhymes with tranquility: Cours. The rolling agricultural hills will seduce you, as will the tower of …

To the south and outside the walls, the "Fontaine des Anglais", whose construction date is unknown, was rebuilt in 1731 and restored in 1998 by the Association des Amis de Château-…

This is the oldest half-timbered house in Damazan, dating from the 15th century. It comprises a first floor with a store and a second floor with exposed beams and braces. The entir…

This dovecote dates from the 17th century. It was part of the house nearby, which is now communal property. In the Middle Ages, pigeon houses were very popular : they were an impor…

Perched on the hillsides of the Pays de Serres, overlooking the Masse valley below, Frégimont is a charming village with a rich past: although it was originally a medieval village,…

The Museum of the Foie gras is installed in Souleilles, in the former barn of a typical farm of the edges of Quercy in Lot-et-Garonne. It is a unique realization in France which re…

Fumel's hydroelectric power station was started after WW2. It was reserved for the electric power supply of the metallurgic factory. This power station is of the "in real time" typ…

For three generations at the Tuilerie de Condat, the Deguilhem transmit their techniques and know-how: work and modeling of clay, baking, enameling... The tiles and briquettes prod…

Discover Galapian, an ancient fortified town that reveals its history through the gentle landscapes that surround it and the monuments that make up its charm. The bucolic agricultu…

The Gibra Windmill sits on the hillside in the Garonne valley and still contains all the equipment necessary for milling.

Established on the banks of the River Lot, Granges is a charming village brimming with anecdotes: stop to observe the bell enthroned at the top of the Church of Saint-Côme et Saint…

8 km from Tonneins and the banks of the Garonne, go through the small village of Grateloup-Saint-Gayrand and take the direction of Castelmoron-sur-Lot. You can't miss the Gorry mil…

This washhouse, built in the village of Lacépède, takes the traditional form of a washhouse. Approach the building and listen to the washerwomen whispering gossip from another cent…

The shoeing loom has been restored by the commune. The farrier uses the "work" for cows and oxen that can't stand on three legs (or for difficult horses). It consists of a sturdy f…

Located in a small village close to the Lot valley and Garonne plains, Notre-Dame de Lagarrigue church dates back to the mid-16th century. Built in the flamboyant Gothic style, it …

Set on the terrace of the Lot, near the confluence of the two rivers, Lagarrigue is a charming village that will blow you away with the beauty of its Church of Notre-Dame, a 16th-c…

If Lusignan-Petit is a pretty village in the Pays de Serres thanks to its large buildings, such as the 16th-century church of Notre-Dame, it's its everyday buildings that give it i…

On the Fraisse plateau, overlooking the Saint-Martin and Goutère valleys, the village of Madaillan stands proud: its various dovecotes, including the astonishing twin dovecote, its…

The chapel Caillade was built in the first twenty years of the sixteenth century for the family Morin de Caillade to make a burial place. Originally, it overlooked the cloister of …

On the banks of the Garonne, a few steps from the boat launch, the wooden kiosk invites you to go back in time to discover Monheurt in the 17th century. This protestant stronghold …

Jean François, Raconteur de Pays, a true enthusiast, will make you live the eventful history of the Dropt through the centuries. Julius Caesar, General Talbot, Louis XIV, Louis XV,…

A castral village built on a promontory overlooking the Lot and Beausse valleys, Montpezat-d?Agenais is a town rich in both nature and culture. Watch the ballet of microlights from…

At the foot of the hillside, near the canalet, the village of Nicole is the starting point for an ascent full of nature and poetry to the summit of the mountain, Pech de Berre. Tam…

Halfway between Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Monflanquin, Isabelle Bouvier invites you to visit her breeding of horses, ponies and cattle. On its 35 ha farm, graduate teachers give you i…

On the place called Platier, near Duras, the house of the Donnadieu family in which Marguerite, her mother and her two brothers Pierre and Paul lived after the death of the father,…

Stop off at Port-Sainte-Marie and immerse yourself in history, both big and small: this village, with its thousand-year history linked to its neighboring Garonne river, will surpri…

Puch-d?Agenais is a great place to visit on a Sunday morning! Under the 19th-century market hall in the center of town, numerous local producers flock to the traditional market to …

At the gateway to the Landes de Gascogne and its regional nature park, Razimet overlooks both the Garonne and Ourbise valleys. If you venture down to the latter, a protected river,…

The portal of the church of Saint-Martin (13th century) in Cadillac has been classified as a historical monument since 1926, it is in pure Romanesque style. Placed there, on the si…

"Echoes of the Garonne" invites you to discover the landscapes and history of the Garonne. In each commune, discovery trails and other facilities allow you to understand the influe…

Take the time to become one with the river at Saint-Léger, where the Baïse and Garonne rivers meet. Descend to the old slipway, paved with a perfectly preserved pebble mosaic, and …

Saint-Léon, or walk in the footsteps of the Templars? The village church of Saint-Barthélémy is a former dependency of the Commanderie d'Hospitaliers d'Argentens, built by the Temp…

Perched on the slopes of the Pays de Serres, this charming little village has one of the most beautiful and ancient Templar churches in the countryside, at a place called Dominipec…

Sembas, a village at the eastern end of our territory: a stopping-off point for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela via the route to Le Puy-en-Velay, this commune, syno…

Many people still have, somewhere in their car, a medal of St. Christopher, patron saint of travellers. At Tonneins, we go even further in the tradition! Every 15 August, in the ch…

1 km from the royal bastide of Villeréal, on the small hill of Parisot (“Petit Paris”), you can find the Saint Clair Church, with a Romanesque dome, whose bell tower was remodeled …