The Best Attractions In Severac d'Aveyron

Le Trou de Bozouls in The South of France Sits at The Top of a 300ft-Deep Horseshoe-Shaped Canyon

The town of Bozouls in the south of France sits on the edge of a huge canyon that's around 300 feet deep. The unique geography of the area came about 2 million years ago when glaciers advanced and receded. Over the years this and the ebb and flow of rivers slowly eroded the rock, creating a huge gouge.

The town of Bozouls is one place you'd never want to find yourself stumbling around late at night in without a torch.

The commune in the Aveyron region of south France sits at the top of a 300ft-deep horseshoe-shaped canyon, known locally as 'le Trou de Bozouls'.

The unique geography of the area came about two million years ago, when a turbulent time in global temperatures resulted in glaciers advancing and receding, and rivers rising and falling.

The town of Bozouls is built on a limestone plateau and the river Dordeau de Conques runs straight through it.

Over the years, the ebb and flow of the water has slowly eroded the rock, creating a huge gouge in the landscape.

Bozouls' geographical location made it a natural defensive stronghold.

Thanks to the protective lay of the land, humans have built settlements in the area for thousands of years, using the limestone rock to create their dwellings.

Making the most of the natural defence that the canyon provided, a castle was built in the 9th century, but only its ruins remain today.

The town is only accessible from the south and in medieval times this route was monitored 24 hours a day by guards in two medieval towers.


Nowadays, the 12th century Ste Fauste church is the most famous building, where it sits right on the edge of the cliff above the river.

Village de Brousse-le-Château (plus beaux village de france, notrebellefrance, HD)

Séparé de la sobre chapelle Notre Dame de la Pitié et de son cimetière par un large boulevard ombragé de platanes, le village a pour entrée principale une porte voûtée du XIVe siècle percée dans une massive tour carrée, témoin des anciennes murailles protégeant Sarrant. Si les remparts, investis par les demeures qui s'y sont encastrées, ont aujourd'hui en partie disparu en même temps que les fossés étaient comblés, le village en a cependant conservé sa forme circulaire.
A l'intérieur de la cité, la rue principale est bordée de hautes maisons de pierre dont l'étage supérieur, souvent en encorbellement, est fait de torchis et colombages. Au centre du cercle, l'église paroissiale a été reconstruite et agrandie après les Guerres de Religion avant d'être coiffée au XIXe siècle, d'une fine flèche octogonale dominant les très belles toitures du village. Hors de la cité, l'école typique des constructions scolaires de la IIIe république de Jules Ferry, fait face à de paisibles jardins que longe le ruisseau alimentant un ancien lavoir.

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