Laroque France 🇫🇷 French Village Tour 🌞 Beautiful Fortified Medieval Villages 🌷 4K Walk

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🚗🚍 How to reach:
Laroque is around 1 hours' drive from Montpellier.
Public Transport: Bus line 608 from Montpellier to Laroque (cost 1.60 Euros).
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The fortified medieval village of Laroque is built on a rocky peak, whose foot borders the Hérault at the exit of the gorges, is a considerable village in the Cévennes (armorial of Languedoc). Its strategic site, opening the door to the Languedoc plain to the Cevennes, allows, in addition, from the top of its tower keep (27 m) the complete circular observation of the entire hinterland by controlling the entrances and exits of the various valleys. That is why it has been a permanent place of life from prehistoric times to the present day, adapting the interest of its situation to each evolution of civilization.
In prehistoric times, the Hérault River, navigable by raft, was the only access route to the hinterland. The man of "Cro-Magnon" controlled this passage from the cave of laurels in the cliff. As proof of its habitat 15 to 20,000 years ago, 1,500 life objects and 500 tools have been found there. There is still a wall engraving of wounded cattle (Auroch), rare in the region. In the 20,000 inhabitants in France at that time, there were already Laroquois. Later, around 7,000 BC, sheep arriving in the south, in the wild, found by themselves the Draille de la Lusette (from St Gelly to Aubrac), which continued to be borrowed by transhumance, after domestication.
The Gallo-Romansused the top of the rock as an oppidum. The Roman legionaries who cleared the land, lived in the "Villa Bancal". We find in the castle foundations of the time. The Visigoths (VIth, VIIIth century) left us several stone remains: columns, altar bases, abacus of middle arch of capital.
The Middle Ages still leave us the main memories of village life. The CASTRUM including the tower keep of the 10th century, the main building of the 12th and 13th century, the castle chapel of Saint-Jean of the 11th century, the stately home, the group of Romanesque houses: the protected ensemble of a high enclosure was the place of life of the lords, knights, servants and workers at the castle; of the first part of the Middle Ages.
In the 14th century, the village having extended to the banks of the Hérault, the ramparts (low enclosure) were built in protection against the brigands (roadmen) appeared during the Black Death and the Hundred Years War. The draille of the Lusette passed in the village, between the two enclosures, rue de la Madeleine current, protected by two doors: one to the east the other in the West, hence the possibility of charging the grant and controlling this obligatory passage. Note that King Saint-Louis tried to demilitarize Laroque by having the keep collapsed; but Pope Gregory IX opposed it (cartulary, bullary of Maguelonne)! Richelieu also demolished a small part of the outer ramparts, hence the rue de la Brèche, to subdue the feudals. The parish church of Sainte-Madeleine was built outside the ramparts in the 12th century and was raised in 1898 due to flooding.
The castle chapel of Saint-Jean was donated by the lords in 1155 to form the parish of Laroque. It has always remained the soul of the village: "La Gleysette" being protected by the ramparts, parish worship was practiced during troubled times and wars of religion. The causeway forming the body of water feeding the mill of the lord, dates from the Middle Ages. The lordship of Laroque depended on the Barony of Sauve and the County of Toulouse.
Currently it is the vocation of this charming village positioned at best halfway between sea and mountain in a natural environment, beautiful, appreciated by tourists. Already, it has many fun activities: climbing, fame of the cliffs of Thaurac (all levels, all heights), canoeing, canyoning, caving, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, discovery fauna and flora. Marking of trails on the Thaurac with a view of the gorges of the Hérault.

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[@Katy-mu8mi]

What wonderful pictures, beautiful. I felt like walking together in this beautiful place, thank you have an excellent weekend, big hug.

[@walknexplore]

Thanks! Cheers😊🌺🌸

[@sevinconur4596]

Harika bir köy. Emeğinize sağlık. Teşekkür ederim 🐾🤗🙏👏🌺👍🥰

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Teşekkürler😊🌼🌸

[@isabellahodge4162]

It's just over 30 years since I last visited Laroque, my late father in law had two adjoining houses there and my husband and I would regularly fly into Girona with our bikes, cycle up and over Le Perthus to Laroque and spend a a couple of weeks cycling around the area. I was a lot younger and fitter back then! Beautiful village, it's changed a lot since then but I still remember quite a few of the streets. On our last visit we came back with our son on board so that put paid to our visits for quite a while, then FIL passed and the houses were sold, sadly.

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Thank you for sharing these beautiful memories with us! Cheers!😊

[@ounzarine5487]

Nice video! I discover France through the videos, especially the beautiful villages! Thank you! 🙏🙏🤩💚🤗

[@walknexplore]

Thank you too😊🌺🌸

[@sgmlaku]

Wow... amazing beautiful village

[@walknexplore]

Thanks a lot 😊🌺🌸

[@Divina-ih1ix]

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Thanks!😊🌸🌼

[@natureartswe]

Beautiful medieval village! Fantastic walk and tour 🥰👌

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Thank you for visiting 😊🌺🌸