Lozère and his castles
The Lot Valley is richer than anywhere else in Lozère with castles, donjons and ramparts. Some of them are still inhabited while others have been forgotten for centuries. All of them, however, have in common to tell a part of the history of Gévaudan and to bear witness to an era which is now over, at the time when lords and bishops reigned over Gévaudan.
Who is not moved by the vision of the Donjon de Chanac, the Remparts du Villard, the Château de Saint-Saturnin, Montjézieu or even the Château de Salelles? They are for the most part private residences which sometimes still house their “chatelain”. They are sometimes open to visitors as is the case for the Donjon de Chanac, emblem of the village, and the Château de Saint-Saturnin, whose silhouette always amazes the many travelers from the south who perceive its silhouette at the foot of the cliffs Sauveterre.
The beauty of the ruins
Who is not melancholy in front of the spectacle that the old stones of the castle of Montferrand or of the castle of Canilhac offer us? Despite their state of ruins, it is not difficult to imagine the importance that these places once assumed: residence of the mother of Pope Urban V for one, seat of one of the most powerful baronies of Gévaudan for the other.
