A cazelle, a small heritage site on the Causse MéjeanA cazelle, a small heritage site on the Causse Méjean|
Wild plants on the Causse Méjean.Wild plants on the Causse Méjean.|
Caussenard houses at Hyelzas on the Causse méjeanCaussenard houses at Hyelzas on the Causse méjean|
A village
In the heart of the Causse Méjean
From this vast, rugged and arid land emerge the occasional hamlet, scattered between stretches of stony meadows. Here, wood is scarce, as is water for putting out fires: so limestone has always supplanted it. As a result, the Causse Méjean is not the most hospitable of places, yet the number of its inhabitants continues to grow until the 19th century. This was followed by a long rural exodus, from which a few plateau lovers returned, sometimes taking over from their elders and breathing new life into buildings thought to be threatened by oblivion.
