Monestiés

The Occitan name Monestièr, meaning monastery, hints at the origins of this village on the Cérou, once the main town of the valley. It lies in the Ségala, a country of long schist plateaux split by narrow valleys, a few kilometres from Carmaux and not far from Albi.

Highlights

• The Cérou river, which runs through the commune
• Schist plateaux and narrow valleys of the Ségala
• The woods of Saint-Hippolyte, a listed natural area

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