29
July
2025
Departure for Coussergues
Riders: 34.01Km - Carriages: 34.88Km
Palmas d'Aveyron
A new commune for three charming and authentic villages.
Since 2016, this commune has been formed from the merger of three communes: Coussergues, Cruéjouls, and Palmas. It is therefore not a question of addressing these inhabitants by calling them Palmassols but also Coussergois(es) and Cuéjoulis!
A collection of villages of character for inhabitants who are proud of them and strive to enliven their respective villages during their votive festivals and others.
At the heart of a rich agricultural region, the commune of Palmas is part of the community of communes from Causses to Aubrac, which extends from the Aubrac plateau to the Causse plains, passing through the Aveyron Valley.
This vast territory straddles two Regional Natural Parks: the Aubrac Regional Natural Park and the Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, a palette of preserved and varied landscapes.
It is in Coussergues precisely that the La Route Randonnée Découverte caravan will stop on the banks of the Serres stream. A pleasant place with unspoiled and charming landscapes.
Developed over the centuries, the town is close to some of the region's most beautiful cities. It attracts visitors with its rich architectural and historical heritage as well as the calm that reigns in this peaceful town, a pleasant place to live.
Coussergues is also an unusual village with its two bell towers, including a comb bell tower.
The first church was built in 1352 before being destroyed by the Bishop of Rodez to protect his castle of Palmas. It was then rebuilt in 1356 and completed with a comb bell tower in the 15th century, thanks to the presence of bretèches, becoming a fortified church.
In the 19th century, the clergy, fearing a new revolution, had new churches built and the old ones destroyed.
In Coussergues, you can also discover the village fountains and the washhouse. Washhouse, the Chapel of the Seven Sorrows, where a spring nestles, discovered by descending the stone steps.
You can stroll along the Serre River and you'll notice two narrow old bridges, one Roman and one 19th-century bridge with four arches, crossing the Serres.
Cruéjouls is distinguished by its unusual feudal castle consisting of four imposing round towers framing a very small main building. The church, listed as a Historic Monument, includes Romanesque sections. Several Gallo-Roman and prehistoric remains are also visible on site, including dolmens, a cave, a communal oven, a washhouse, a fountain, and a threshing floor.
Palmas
Listed as a Historic Monument, the Saint-Vincent de Palmas Church is a former castle chapel that belonged to the castle of the bishops of Rodez. The narrow streets are lined with pretty stone houses with slate roofs. There are also old mills located on the banks of the Aveyron and the charming 16th-century bridge, which was once a toll bridge.
Lunch stop:
After a half-day of landscapes with exceptional views and wooded trails in the Palanges forest, the LRRD hikers will stop for lunch in the town of Laissac, in the heart of the Palanges forest, in a green setting along the banks of a stream. A pleasure for the senses with a lunch prepared by one of our local producers for this 2025 edition, Vincent Calmels. A farmer at the Lissirou Farm, a family farm since 1879, spanning five generations. The son of a dairy farmer, he is now a breeder of Lacaune sheep and Aberstein Black Angus cows, as well as a producer of green lentils, mustard, and camelina oil.
As you can see, this lunch break promises to be a most enjoyable one, offering a moment of authentic discovery.
Cf: LRRD organization
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