View from Le Recoux, a village on the Causse de Sauveterre near Le Massegros.View from Le Recoux, a village on the Causse de Sauveterre near Le Massegros.
©View from Le Recoux, a village on the Causse de Sauveterre near Le Massegros.
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Le Recoux

Le Recoux is a former commune, now part of the Massegros Causses Gorges commune. It lies on the Causse de Sauveterre, in a relatively wooded area between La Tieule and Le Massegros.

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Le TensonnieuLe Tensonnieu
©Le Tensonnieu

    Le Recoux

    In the heart of the Causse de Sauveterre

    Le Rec oux is surrounded by “devèzes” meadows grazed by ewes, many of whom supply milk to the Massegros dairy, the world’s largest ewe’s milk processing plant. The village is made up of a number of picturesque Caussenard houses, set in an unspoilt natural environment. Inhabitants and visitors to this little corner of paradise can enjoy the peace and serenity of the Causse de Sauveterre, just a few minutes from the A75 motorway and the Gorges du Tarn.

    pertuzades bread ovenBread oven in Pertuzades.
    ©Bread oven in Pertuzades.

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    Every year in summer, the village fete takes place, when local and foreign residents come together for a moment of festivity and conviviality.

    The bread oven is lit for the occasion, and delicious bread is on sale!

    A village with

    “architecture

    The architecture typical of the Grands Causses is perfectly in tune with the peaceful soul of the village. We could also describe it as “curious”, as in the case of the parish church of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, with its distinctive reliefs…

    Near the church you’ll find the former presbytery, where legend has it that the walls once adjoined a castle. The château du Recoux may well have existed!

    What’s more, the nearest village is called “Le Tensonnieu”, and it’s just as full of stories: where the current water tower stands, on the highest mountain and at the crossroads of horizons, there would have been a windmill…

    Village Caussenard Le RecouxVillage Caussenard Le Recoux
    ©Village Caussenard Le Recoux|© Cédric Tétart - Les tribulations d'un photographe amateur
      Balloon release in ChanacChanac Festival - Lot Valley
      ©Chanac Festival - Lot Valley

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      This little hamlet is as lively as a big one could be!

      Concerts, parties and dance evenings are organized in the village hall. There’s also a large children’s playground nearby…

      And for the grown-ups, you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Recoux bowling team in full swing.

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