The Écluse de Moussoulens, a simple lock, is located in Moussan on the Canal de la Robine. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Moussan plans their stay with this type of accommodation.
Culture
The Chapelle Saint-Laurent has a single-nave nave and a flat-ended chancel, separated by a raised and chamfered triumphal arch.
The Chapelle Saint-Laurent became a place of pilgrimage and a stop for pilgrims and monks travelling between the Cistercian estate of Fontcalvy and Fontfroide Abbey.
After a long period of decline, the Chapelle Saint-Laurent was purchased in 1965 by the Comité Saint-Laurent association, which initiated its restoration.
The Comité Saint-Laurent association purchased the Chapelle Saint-Laurent in 1965, when the chapel was largely in disrepair, and initiated its restoration.
Geographical Location
The Écluse de Moussoulens has regulated the outflow of the Aude since 1682.
At the Écluse de Moussoulens, the division of the waters between the Aude, the Cesse, the connecting canal to the Canal du Midi and the Canal de la Robine is described.
Nature
The ZNIEFF “Collines de Moussan” encompasses coniferous forests on the hillsides, well-represented agricultural areas, and more open grasslands inhabited by noteworthy plant species.
Trails
The Sentier de l’Écluse de Moussoulens passes Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, a church built in the 13th century on the site of a former plague hospital.
The Sentier de l’Écluse de Moussoulens runs along the banks where the river and canals meet.
The front gable of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption bears the motto “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité”.
Activities
Les Écuries de Taillevent in Moussan offers horseback rides and riding tours on trails between vineyards, pine forests, the river and the canal.
Les Écuries de Taillevent offers guided pony rides on foot for younger children.
Les Écuries de Taillevent offers riding lessons in riding arenas with a qualified riding instructor.
