Gramazie is a village laid out in a semicircle along a road. It also belongs to the category of villages whose houses are arranged in concentric circles around a church or a château.
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Culture and History
The Église Notre-Dame stands in the village. It is a single-nave, unvaulted church; its slightly elongated rectangular porch is vaulted with liernes and tiercerons. The Église Notre-Dame is partially protected as a historic monument. However, the designation of 14 April 1948 does not apply to the north chapel.
The Château de Gramazie is considered to be a former 9th-century abbey. In the 17th century, it was converted into an agricultural operation.
The Notre-Dame de Prouille monastery is located near Gramazie. In the wider surrounding region are the historic Château de Baudrigue site, the Château Comtal and the historic Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Beaulieu site.
Nature
The “Collines du Bas Razès” ZNIEFF covers 199 hectares of Gramazie, equivalent to 6 percent of the protected area. It also includes parts of Gramazie and cultivated hills around the valley of the River Sou.
The peaks of Mont Naut, Pique de Montsec and Sarrat de la Barthe are located near Gramazie. The Saint-Pierre-le-Clair peak is also located in the wider surrounding region.
Wine
Gramazie lies within the geographical area of the Malepère appellation. The Malepère Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée is reserved for red and rosé still wines.
Other places: Fontcouverte, Peyriac-Minervois, Roquetaillade, Cuxac-D'aude, Mailhac, Ribaute, Caunette-Sur-Lauquet, Trèbes
