Mansonville is home to the Église Saint-Saturnin, which has been protected as a historic monument under a protection order dated 5 April 1979. Its flamboyant Gothic portal preserves tracery and foliate crockets. The main construction phases date from the 12th, 15th and 16th centuries. The church’s inventory also includes two reliquaries and two bells.
Renting a holiday apartment in Mansonville is an option for arranging your own accommodation.
Nature
The Arrats flows through Mansonville. The Cours de l'Arrats is a type II ZNIEFF natural area that includes Mansonville. This area consists of the river itself, its riverside woodland and flood-prone areas in the main channel.
Culture and History
The Église de Grézas is a 12th-century Romanesque church dedicated to Saint Orens. Its external apse has retained its semicircular shape.
Mansonville’s preserved townscape includes half-timbered houses beneath covered walkways, as well as imposing residences dating from the 16th to the 19th century. Mansonville was acquired by Edward I of England in 1274. The settlement was a small fortified town; the remains of its fortifications are still visible.
The buildings along Les Cornières display a variety of construction methods and materials. These reflect the social standing of their owners as well as changes over time. Les Cornières form a row where fairs and markets were intended to take place.
Gallo-Roman remains and objects from the Merovingian period were found in the Roquetoupie district.
Gastronomy
Le Saint Saturnin is a hotel-restaurant in Mansonville with four rooms, serving traditional and regional cuisine.
Walk
A 60-minute round-trip walk from Mansonville leads to the Église de Grézas.
Other places: Moissac, Lamothe-Capdeville, Canals, Touffailles, Montaigu-De-Quercy, Saint-Arroumex, Penne, Saint-Beauzeil
