Sentier des coteaux

To discover:

In the 14th century, the territory of St-Julien du Puy was located to the north of the viscounty of Lautrec. It was made up of 4 rural parishes: St-Julien, St-Salvi de Sérail, St-Etienne d’Artoul and Ste-Cécile de Lastourges. Part of the village of St-Julien du Puy was built with stones from the old castle that dominated the ridge line. It is likely that the fortification was dismantled under the orders of Richelieu during the Wars of Religion. The establishment of the village was made even easier by a vein of water that fed a thalweg on which a series of wells were dug.

The abundance of water allowed the development of a small reservoir for use as a drinking trough and washhouse.

After the hike, you can go to the village of Montdragon. A former fortified village, it offers some original features such as the Place de l’Espine, a former fairground from the time of the castrum, the house of Guilhaume Condoumiès with its arcades, the Church of St-Pierre, the public weight and its unusual dovecote with mule feet for the body and pillars for the base.