Montpezat-d’Agenais is a castle village built on a rocky spur above the Lot and Beausse valleys.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Montpezat can consider the village as a specific travel destination.
Culture and History
The church – chapelle castrale Notre-Dame and église paroissiale Saint-Jean – was the private chapel of the lords of Montpezat under the Ancien Régime. The Romanesque core of the Church of Saint-Jean-de-Balerme dates from the middle of the 12th century.
The Moulin du Capet stands on the heights of the Lot Valley. It was once the mill of the lords of Montpezat. The Moulin du Capet can be visited freely; guided tours are available exclusively by appointment.
In a local space in Montpezat, the history of the castle can be discovered through documents.
Landscape
The windmill circular route of Montpezat-d’Agenais passes numerous orchards of Ente plums and offers views of the starting point and the Lot Valley.
Paths
The windmill circular route of Montpezat-d’Agenais is 10.8 km long. The route times are given as 2 hours 45 minutes on foot, 1 hour 50 minutes on horseback and 1 hour 20 minutes by mountain bike.
The Saint-Médard–Saint-Jean-de-la-Balerme circular route passes three of the seven churches of Montpezat-d’Agenais and then reaches a washhouse.
Local
The Une abeille a l’orée du bois beekeeping business in Montpezat organises tasting workshops.
Further destination pages: Prayssas, Andiran, Le Passage, Caumont-Sur-Garonne, Bourlens, Saint-Vite, Saint-Caprais-de-Lerm, Saint-Jean-De-Duras
