Saint-Just-Malmont combines evidence of ecclesiastical and textile history with paths through forests, hedgerow landscapes and high-altitude areas. This is particularly tangible at the Église de Saint-Just-Malmont and the Maison du Passementier; at the same time, two routes lead into the surrounding landscape.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Saint-Just-Malmont can choose this place as the destination for their own trip.
Culture
The new Église de Saint-Just-Malmont was consecrated by Bishop Mgr Rousseau on 27 August 1933. The entire ensemble of its stained-glass windows was completed in 1944. In Saint-Just-Malmont, the church is also designated as a historic site and monument.
The Maison du Passementier displays functioning looms from earlier times, including a large drum loom, a hand warper and a canette winder. In its typical, well-preserved residential and working building, it illustrates the everyday life of 19th-century ribbon makers.
The Maison du Passementier offers free guided tours, which take place exclusively by prior appointment; a reservation is required.
The Pierre St Martin is a megalithic monument and the only indication supporting the assumption that Celts settled in the area of Saint-Just-Malmont.
Landscape
The PR 675 Le bois de Chapelet hiking route offers expansive views over the Loire département and the Massif du Pilat from a plateau more than 900 metres high.
The same route begins in Saint-Just-Malmont and leads through forests and hedgerow landscapes in the far north-east of Haute-Loire.
Route 96 – Le Malmontais begins at the hamlet of Malmont, leads through the forest areas of the municipality of Saint-Just-Malmont and reaches the region's highlands; it is accessible to everyone.
Geographical setting
The Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Séauve-Bénite, a historic site, is located near Saint-Just-Malmont. The Château de Saint-Victor-sur-Loire, a château, is also nearby. The Abbaye de Valbenoîte is a historic site in the vicinity of Saint-Just-Malmont.
Essalois Castle is a historic site in the wider regional surroundings of Saint-Just-Malmont.
Chaussitre is a mountain near Saint-Just-Malmont.
Pyfara is a mountain in the wider regional surroundings of Saint-Just-Malmont. Les Cimes ou le Planel is also a mountain in these wider regional surroundings. Crêt du Bois Graizé is another mountain there.
Séneujols, Pinols, Laussonne, Charraix, Saint-Front, Venteuges, Saint-Arcons-De-Barges, Chaspuzac
