Camps-sur-l'Agly: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Camps-sur-l'Agly is a small village situated on a hill at the boundaries of Peyrepertuses, Fenouillède and Razès, overlooking the Agly, which rises there.

You would like to explore Camps-sur-l'Agly and find a holiday apartment for your stay.

Geographical setting

The 26-square-kilometre municipal area of Camps-sur-l'Agly offers varied landscapes. They range from extensive forests in the north to the La Serre plateau in the south and include, among others, the Pic de Bugarach, the Roc Paradet and the Gorges de Galamus.

The Château de Peyrepertuse, a castle, is located in the area around Camps-sur-l'Agly. Several peaks are also nearby: the Roc Paradet, the Roc de Capeils, the Roc del Nissol and the Pech de la Paille. Further afield in the region are the Château de Quéribus, Château de Termes and Château de Durfort.

Nature

Signposted trails on the La Serre plateau lead through meadows, garrigue with wildflowers and picturesque landscapes. The ZNIEFF protected area “L'Agly et ses affluents de la source au Pas de la Fumado” stretches north-west of Camps-sur-l'Agly to south-east of Cubières-sur-Cinoble. It is crossed by small paths and a Petite-Randonnée trail.

The region is known for its diverse flora and fauna; orchids are particularly prominent among its natural riches.

Trails

The municipal hiking website lists “Source de l’Agly” as one of the available trail descriptions. The Sentier des contrebandiers du sel is a 12-kilometre hiking trail offering remarkable views of the Pyrenees, Pech de Bugarach and Canigou.

History

The hamlet of Campeau was abandoned in the 1960s. Natural resources, nearby ore deposits and the terrain favoured the settlement of human communities in Camps-sur-l'Agly from the Neolithic period onwards. Visigothic graves found there, dating from the 5th or 6th century, attest to human presence during this period.

Culture

The fortified bastide of La Bastide is considered a place of exceptional historical and archaeological interest. The surviving medieval masonry suggests that La Bastide was established in the second half of the 13th century or at the beginning of the 14th century. The complex consists of four parallel streets and two perpendicular streets enclosing four rectangular groups of buildings.

The Croix de la Passion is a 3.20-metre-high wrought-iron cross whose size, age and quality of workmanship give it special heritage value. The Maison du Chevalier has a sculpted relief on its façade, created in 1790, depicting a stylised façade of the castle. At the Maison Fabre, a sculpted bust is located at first-floor level, with a cartouche from 1789 beneath it featuring several tools.

The present-day Notre Dame de l’Assomption church in Camps-sur-l'Agly replaced a medieval church dedicated to Saint John. The arch leading to the eastern side chapel and the adjoining dressed stonework are Gothic and date from the late 14th or 15th century.

The L’Auzina dolmen probably dates from the Late Neolithic or the Chalcolithic, approximately from 4000 to 2000 BC; four large limestone slabs are still present. The Roc d’En Bertrand/Roc d’En Benoît dolmen lies east of Camps-sur-l'Agly, probably dates from the Late Neolithic and consists of a heavily cracked limestone slab approximately 1.8 metres long, resting on rocks.

Open further local pages via Rennes-Les-Bains, Moux, Limousis, Saint-Martin-De-Villereglan, Villarzel-Du-Razès, Les Cassés, Conilhac-Corbières and Boutenac.

For the broader travel overview: Aude.