Medieval Bastide, then citadel Huguenot, her patrimony testifies of prestigious past. It is here that was born, in 1647, the philosopher Pierre Bayle, precursor of "the Spirit of the Lights" of the XVIII-th century, and the museum of which redraws the life and the work.
In the village, ramparts are a walk privileged for whom knows how to appreciate the green hills of this part(party) of the Ariege. The numerous houses with half-timberings will seduce the amateurs of old stones.
On the south ramparts, a viewpoint indicator allows to identify the main summits of Pyrenees ariégeoises and beyond.
cultural Patrimony to be discovered :
- The Temple :
Unique(only) in France the architecture of which is inspired by first temples of the reformation.
- The Church :
In the end of the 18th century, renewed in mind of the 19th century.
- Ramparts :
In the South : real balcony on Pyrenees,
In the North : climbing wall, panorama of Terrefort in Lauragais.
- The Pierre Bayle museum
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Around the lake you can go fishing, you soak and to leave on the roads of drive(ride). To know the marked out roads of drive(ride), routes are available with the office of Tourism.
For any information the Office of Tourism is held at your disposal.
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