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Camon

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

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Nicknamed "Little Carcassonne", Camon is a walled village on the Hers-Vif in the Pays d'Olmes, north-east Ariège. Its priory and ramparts are listed historic monuments, as is the Maison haute. Barely 150 people live here today, against more than six hundred in the early 19th century.

Highlights

  • The fortified priory, a listed historic monument
  • A walk along the ramparts that earned the "Little Carcassonne" name
  • The Maison haute, listed in 2007
  • The Hers-Vif river flowing through the commune

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Population: 151

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Camon est un village d'Ariège, classé parmi les plus beaux villages de France.

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Nearby member villages

  1. Lagrasse · 54 km
  2. Évol · 56 km
  3. Eus · 58 km
  4. Villefranche-de-Conflent · 58 km
  5. Minerve · 73 km

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