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📌 Sévérac-le-Château on Google map maps: The medieval village of Sévérac-le-Château , or Severac lo Castèl in Occitan language, labeled as Small town of Character, gives an immersive experience of medieval times as soon as you cross one of its fortified gates. It is one of the largest medieval towns in Aveyron. Formerly protected by a rampart, moats, and four fortified gates (two of which still remain), it is home to beautiful residences with staircase towers, vaulted passages, corbels, half-timbering, mullioned windows,... Stroll through its narrow streets to discover the Romanesque fountain, the church, the covered market (the Sestayral), the Maison des Consuls, the Maison de Jeanne, the stalls,... Sévérac-le-Château is a double agglomeration, made up of two very distinct districts which illustrate advantages that are exploited in turn: a steep site, easy to fortify (the castle) and a crossroads location favorable to trade (the station). Undoubtedly used since Roman times, the mound only took on its full value in the Middle Ages when it became the seat of a powerful barony whose authority extended to the gorges of the Tarn. Its lords were involved in all struggles, all intrigues: Albigensian Crusade, Hundred Years War, Protestant stronghold... The old village, which you enter through a fortified gate, retains along its narrow streets some interesting houses from the 15th and 16th centuries with corbelled turrets, in particular the house of the Consuls , in the street of the town overlooking the market. covered, which has a very beautiful window with a finely carved frame an d also the famous “ Maison de Jeanne “, undoubtedly the oldest house in Rouergue. 🚍🚘How to reach: Bus 214 from Millau, 30 minuts , 2€ 📚 source Relevant Tags: #travel #frenchVillage #medival #SouthOfFrance #beautifulVillage #walkingtour
