Visit Laguépie in Tarn-et-Garonne!

Laguépie is a pleasant town on a peninsula. It is surrounded by the Viaur and the Aveyron, these two rivers encircle it and give it a particularly “natural” atmosphere. It is a Green Station, a family destination which offers outdoor activities and a particularly pleasant location for a stay in this pretty corner of Tarn-et-Garonne. Here we go ?

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Laguépie, a village on a hill

Laguépie is a water village (but it is not crossed by the Tarn or the Garonne!), it is divided by the Viaur until the emergence of a bridge at the end of the ^19th century . The village houses, which are often quite high, are built around waterways and the town benefited from numerous hotels at its peak in the ^19th and ^20th centuries. Often, businesses were built in front.

Bridge over the Viaur, a pleasant river in Laguépie

Laguépie developed through trade, thanks to its station which made it possible to transport food, but also the region's products necessary for the economy: lime, wool, cereals... The old grain market is the testimony of this rich commercial past. The church of Laguépie is recent, it is in neo-Gothic style and in the center of the village, while an older one was on the heights of the hill. It is on these heights that you will enjoy a pretty viewpoint, to take in the whole of Laguépie.

The view from the heights of Laguépie

Laguépie is on the path to Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, the path from Conques to Toulouse

A second beautifully flowered bridge crosses the Aveyron, it also participated in the emancipation of the village, it is contemporary with the station (end of the 19th ^century ). A little further on you will see an old mill on the Aveyron, from the ^18th century. It is interesting to note that it was transformed into an electrical factory which was used to electrify the village at the beginning of the ^20th century. Continue walking towards the Viaur. In summer, a swimming area is set up and delights residents and visitors. It's a refreshing and lively place, with riverside cafes and a happy atmosphere!

Swimming on the Viaur in Laguépie

The Bridge over the Aveyron at Laguépie

Old mill on the Aveyron

The Château de Laguépie

The Castle, which is on the other bank of the Viaur, dates from the ^11th century. The Château de Saint-Martin de Laguépie has been open to the public since 2006. Traces of human habitation go back a long time in Laguépie, its castle has been home to a Lord since the ^12th century. Destroyed during the Albigensian Crusade, the city was rebuilt because its strategic position was interesting. It still suffered the horrors of the wars of religion and its castle, once again razed, served as a stone quarry for the houses of the village from the 18th ^century . The castle is today the property of the Laguépie Town Hall, and the inhabitants of the village created the Lou Viel Castel association to preserve this local heritage and promote it. It can be visited in summer and during certain one-off events. The fruit of the visits is used for the large-scale renovation, to consolidate it. Visits are free and open, with a tour guide.

Laguépie castle

What to do around Laguépie?

• Visit the pretty village of Varen ! Read our article to prepare your visit to Varen
• The village of Milhars is all clad in stone, it is a medieval village
• Najac is only a few kilometers away, read our article to prepare your visit to this Aveyron bastide.
• The Villefranche-de-Rouergue sub-prefecture is also close to Laguépie.

We wish you a very good holiday in the Laguépie region, ideally located for visiting Tarn-et-Garonne and Aveyron!

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