Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Sainte -Eulalie d'Olt - is a commune of the Aveyron in the Midi-Pyrénées region. Administratively, it is assigned to the Canton of Saint- Eulalie d'Olt - and the district Rodez.

The village is classified as one of the plus beaux villages de France ( most beautiful villages in France ).

Geography

The village with 368 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) is located in the Massif Central at the foot of the Monts d' Aubrac, the Lot Valley, 32 km north-east of Rodez and 120 km north-northwest of Montpellier and is served by the departmental road D988.

History

The concentrically around a castle grown from the 11th and 12th century medieval town is mentioned in 1383 as Sancta Eulalia rib Oltis. Eulalia of Mérida, which is celebrated in France since the 9th century in the so-called Eulalia sequence is thus the patron saint of the place. Olt (more precisely, the OLT ) is the Occitan name of the River Lot and rib is presumably with " bank " to translate.

Demographics

Attractions

• The Romanesque church of Sainte -Eulalie d'Olt - dates back to the 11th century, the abbey of Conques was assumed. It was enlarged in 1530 in the Gothic style. The building is a French cultural monument since 1923.

• The Château de Sainte -Eulalie d'Olt - Castle is a French cultural monument in its present form from the 15th century and since 1976.

• The mill from 1676 is the only surviving vertical mill in the department of Aveyron. It was used for the recovery of walnut oil and later for the preparation of tannin for tanning leather. The plant was purchased by the family Alexendre and then restored. Today, you can grind with their grain into flour.

• Many mansions from the 15th and 16th centuries, which are covered with " Lauzedächern " (roofs with slate tiles ).

• The banks of the Lot, which is quite " wild " on the spot.