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In Ségala, the land of a hundred valleys, there is Sauveterre de Rouergue, which is one of the most beautiful villages in France. Hills and rolling hills, where hundreds of small streams and rivers meander ...
Located between the Viaur valley and the Aveyon valley, there are wooded landscapes and meadows of different altitudes. Agriculture is well developed here, thanks to the soil and also to the hydrographic network which makes it possible to manage the fields well. The breeding is very present, in particular the veal and the farm lamb.
Sauveterre de Rouergue is a former royal bastide, you will visit the Saint-Christophe collegiate church, wonderfully furnished and the classic alleys arranged according to a checkerboard plan, a central square and an impressive succession of 47 arcades. In recent years, the town has been promoting local artistic know-how, several craftsmen are installed year round and offer new vitality to the city, which has suffered from the rural exodus and its lack of proximity to other agglomerations. more important. At the Espace Lapérouse, where the tourist office is also located, you will see a center of crafts with exhibitions.
Discover the Sauveterre knife, because the city housed up to thirty blacksmiths in the 15th century! It has been updated for a few years ...
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