Monfaucon: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Monfaucon stretches across slopes along and above the Dordogne Valley, between the Isle Valley and the Dordogne Valley. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Monfaucon can focus their accommodation search on this destination.

Landscape

Monfaucon is bordered to the north by the Lidoire. The highly winding river has a deeply incised riverbed.

Around 1,500 hectares of Monfaucon are covered by the Landais forest landscape. It comprises coniferous forest, deciduous forest and coppice.

Hiking and Trails

Four hiking loops start from Monfaucon: three run within the municipality, while one lies outside the municipality. The Way of St. James passes through Monfaucon, while the GR 6D runs along Monfaucon.

Marked and maintained DFCI trails form an extensive network of walking paths in the wooded areas of Monfaucon. The Boucle de la Mallevieille is a 7.3-kilometre circular hike within the municipality of Monfaucon.

Culture and History

The church in Monfaucon has an 18th-century bell gable with a campanile design. The church also features a restored wooden altarpiece with originally polychrome decoration.

La Mallevieille is an 18th-century manor house that served as a post station in the 19th century on the road between Sainte-Foy-la-Grande and Mussidan.

Gabastou is a recorded Palaeolithic archaeological site in the municipality of Monfaucon.

Wine

Bergerac and Côtes-de-Bergerac wines with protected designation of origin are produced in Monfaucon, including red and white wines in sweet or semi-dry styles.

The Vignobles Biau winery in La Mallevieille in Monfaucon manages a 30-hectare vineyard with the Montravel, Bergerac, Haut-Montravel and Côtes-de-Bergerac appellations.

Other places in the same higher-level area: Saint-Pardoux-La-Rivière, Marsac-Sur-L'isle, Vezac, Les Eyzies-De-Tayac-Sireuil, Vitrac, Lavalade, Montagrier, Lembras.

To the higher-level travel overview: Dordogne.