CHAMPERBOUX

This small Caussenard village appears in the possessions of the monastery of Sainte-Enimie from the 12th century. It presents all the characteristics of the caussenarde architecture. A small walk in the village will allow you to discover this limestone architecture. The houses are generally built without wooden frame with a system of stone vaults. The roofs in limestone lauze are extremely heavy

Lauze is extracted in 5 cm thick slabs from quarries on the Causse de Sauveterre. Cut and calibrated one by one according to their length, they are simply laid flat on a bed of pebbles which covers the vault. The slabs are held by their own weight, the widest at the base of the roof and then tapering down to the ridge. The Lauzes must cover 2/3 of their surface.

From the village, start the path of the Ferme de Pessades, and walk around the megaliths of the Causse de Sauveterre.