Balsièges: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In Balsièges, the Lot crosses the municipal area from east to west, separating the Causse de Changefège to the north from the Causse de Sauveterre to the south. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Balsièges can include this location in their choice of accommodation.

Nature

The Le Lion de Balsièges route starts at the Balsièges carpool parking area on the RD 231 at the exit of the village towards Sainte-Enimie, beyond the bridge over the Bramont. The hiking route takes 2 hours and 45 minutes and leads to a distinctive geological formation known as “Le Lion de Balsièges”.

The route to the Chapelle de San Chaousou introduces visitors to the characteristic flora of the Causse de Changefège. It leads to the remains of a dolmen, a chapel and its hermitage, and includes a launch site for paragliders.

Culture and history

The hamlet of Changefège has a rural architectural heritage that includes a bread oven, a Ferradou, various roof designs and Caussenard houses. The Dolmen de la Tuile near Changefège has been protected under the French classification as a Monument historique since 1887. The Dolmen de la Tuile near Changefège is located in the immediate vicinity of the village of Changefège, in the open air, and is freely accessible to the public.

The interior of the fortified Ferme fortifiée du Choizal is private and not open to visitors; however, the building can be viewed from the road.

A pilgrimage to the Chapelle de San Chaousou still takes place once a year. According to archaeological excavations carried out in 1979, the cave in which the Chapelle de San Chaousou was established had been inhabited by humans since at least 2500 BC.

Further activities

The Golf de la Pommeraie golf course is officially approved by the Fédération Française de Golf.

More local pages: La Panouse, Saint-Laurent-De-Trèves, Chaudeyrac, Vialas, Aumont-Aubrac, Saint-Chély-D'apcher, Saint-Alban-Sur-Limagnole, Pierrefiche

To the higher-level travel overview: Lozère.