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A welcoming, sunny Languedoc village, Abeilhan is a typical medieval Mediterranean village.
Originally a Roman castrum, the ancient village on the plain near the church of Notre-Dame de Belloc was completely rebuilt stone by stone in the 14th century on the hill of Auquillat, near the seigniorial castle.
Set between the plains and the mountains, the village of Cabrerolles and its castrum are built at the end of a rocky spur separating two deep valleys that open out onto the Béziers plain.
Nestling to the north of the fortified enclosure, the village forms a half-moon that embraces the castle chapel, forming a veritable "block".
The village probably got its name Caucenogilo (Caucinus and the suffix ajolis = Causse in the clouds) from its altitude of 315m.
The commune of Faugères comprises the village of Faugères, as well as the hamlets of Soumartre and La Caumette, and the hamlet of Poux-Secq.
Fos is a typical little inland village. It sits on a hillside with views of the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean Sea.
The village of Fouzilhon stands proudly on a rocky hill, overlooking vineyards, olive groves and wheat fields, bordered by fruit trees and wild flowers.
The village of Gabian is well placed between the magnificent Château-Abbaye de Cassan and the famous Faugères crus.
Laurens is located 30 km from the Mediterranean beaches, at the confluence of two torrents called "Naubine" and "Sauvanès", which give rise to the "Libron".
Before the castle and village now known as Magalas were built on the Magal in the 11th century, the site of Montfo on the other hill served as an oppidum, leaving numerous traces of occupation from the Iron Age to the Gallo-Roman period.
Whichever way you come, you'll discover its magnificent 12th-century château, remodelled in the 16th century, nestling in the greenery.
Comprising a handful of hamlets and villages nestling in a setting of holm oaks and arbutus trees, the architecture of Montesquieu bears witness to its volcanic history.
Standing on a pech, the castle dominates the Orb plain. This imposing lookout post has flourished over the centuries.
Since prehistoric times, people have appreciated the Neffièssois countryside, which stretches as far as the sea and the Pyrenees on one side and overlooks the plains and hills of the Haut-Cantons on the other. Resources were varied.
Origine du nom : en occitan Palhièrs), l’origine du nom serait lié au nom latin de palearis qui évoque le souvenir de culture de paille, céréales et graminées.
The name Pouzolles was first mentioned in the early 11th century, although there are numerous references to the Roman occupation.
Situated near the ancient Béziers-Lacaune road, the castrum of Podio Missionis is mentioned in 1182. It subsequently shaped the circular form of the village, before being radically altered over time to become one of the most beautiful architectural ensembles of the 17th century.
Origin of the name: comes from Podiosaliconis- podio, the puy or the puech .
On a puech, with a large rock at the top on which the fortified castle was built in the 12th century by the La Broue family.
Built in an amphitheatre at the foot of a steep rock, the village of Roquessels is dominated by ancient feudal remains.
The village of Roujan was already mentioned in the 9th century under the name of Rogani (red earth) and was occupied as early as the Neolithic period (burials), then in Roman times (settlements and temples).
Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit is a circular village whose epicentre still contains the remains of the castrum of Sancto-Genesio, mentioned in 1206 on the eve of the crusade against the Albigensians.
Origin of the name: derived from the Christian cult of Saint Nazaire and the Gallo-Roman name of the area "Lazareto", transformed over time into Ladarez.
Vailhan is best known for the Olivettes dam, a reservoir designed to reduce flooding on the Peyne in 1988.
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