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©The hamlet of Sauveterre.
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Sauveterre

This typical little village called“Sauveterre” is located on the plateau of the same name: the Causse de Sauveterre. With its dry-stone houses and slate roofs, it’s a typical Causse village.

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©Houses caussenardes village sauveterre lozère.
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©Caussenard heritage

    Sauveterre

    Village in the heart of the Causse de Sauveterre

    On the road between Chanac and Ste Enimie, this hamlet boasts a number of beautiful houses built in theCausse style. These houses are distinguished by their dry-stone walls, slate roofs and beautiful vaulted ceilings. The hamlet’s main activity is farming, with the rearing of Lacaune ewes, whose milk is used to make Roquefort cheese and Salakis.

    Houses caussenardes village sauveterre lozère.Sauveterre
    ©Houses caussenardes village sauveterre lozère.

    DID YOU KNOW?

     

    The word ” Sauveterre ” means “saved land”. The causse was a sauveté created by the monastery of Sainte-Enimie, and therefore exempt from any seigneurial control. Another definition: Sauveterre is a domain name, composed of sauve, from the Latin silva (wood) and de (land), designating wooded land.

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