Is a fortified Castelnau dating from the XNUMXth century, firmly anchored on its rocky spur. Saint-Arailles is part of this multitude of villages relating to a saint.
It owes its name to Saint Eulalia, martyred in 304 in Barcelona, who gave by different mutations Sancta Eulalia, Santa Ralia, Sentaralha. Two gate towers still command the entrance to the village (archères) and the ramparts dominate the valley. The church of Saint Arailles has Saint Barthélémy as its patron.
Its typical bell tower-wall and its canopy with its doweled framework are remarkable.
a few meters from the village: Gallo-Roman pile of the Turraque du Merlieu, the chapel of Brétous (listed ISMH) to the south, near which flows the fountain reputed to be miraculous. The washhouse at the bottom of the village with its pretty wooden frame. School museum to visit on Mondays and Thursdays from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m. Nature zone 2000 (Presence of orchids). a marked hiking trail.
Local festival: weekend preceding August 15.
information:
Town hall: +33 (0) 5 62 64 15 08 or
+33 (0) 5 62 64 16 20
[email protected]
Open Monday and Thursday from 14 p.m. to 17:30 p.m.
Its typical bell tower-wall and its canopy with its doweled framework are remarkable.
a few meters from the village: Gallo-Roman pile of the Turraque du Merlieu, the chapel of Brétous (listed ISMH) to the south, near which flows the fountain reputed to be miraculous. The washhouse at the bottom of the village with its pretty wooden frame. School museum to visit on Mondays and Thursdays from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m. Nature zone 2000 (Presence of orchids). a marked hiking trail.
Local festival: weekend preceding August 15.
information:
Town hall: +33 (0) 5 62 64 15 08 or
+33 (0) 5 62 64 16 20
[email protected]
Open Monday and Thursday from 14 p.m. to 17:30 p.m.