Peyremaux rock

Peyremaux is perched at over 1000 m on the watershed line between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. According to legend, the rock, emblem of Albine, once aroused the envy of the neighbors on the Aude slope. Wanting to pull the rock towards them by force, their hemp rope broke. The Albinols, using a wool rope, patiently pulled it to their side. This story symbolizes the town's motto "patience is better than force," and the pride of the wool industry, once prosperous in Albine. As you ascend, the history of the mountain unfolds… chestnut coppices, then beech coppices, from "tillage" of firewood… Cultivation terraces and dry stone shepherd huts testify to a past with a large population. Higher up, coniferous stands reflect the mainly sylvicultural present of the commune. At the summit, nature finally takes over, the wind has forced the beeches to grow close to the ground just like the short alpine grass… The view is all the better for it!