The village gave its name to the western part of the Causse de Sauveterre located between the Gorges du Tarn and Sévérac-le-Château. This village is located in the middle of fertile land. Its name comes from Occitan "Mas a gro" or "Mas à grain" because good land produced wheat, which was quite rare on the causse.
This hamlet developed in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century around livestock fairs held several times a year.
The chief town of the canton was in St Georges de Lévéjac.
The transfer of the parish will be done in 1912 with the construction of the new church on the initiative of Abbot Casimir Privat. It was consecrated in 1914.
Breeding of the dairy sheep is the main source of income for the inhabitants. The Massegros dairy is one of the largest dairies in the world processing sheep's milk (nearly 200 jobs).
The village has old houses caussenardes, one of them is of Aragonese style. Its particularity is its covered terrace where arches and balusters harmonize in the row of eight small roofs.
The oven is impressive by its size, it dates from the nineteenth century: it is a living symbol of the past that has been saved from the indifference of men and the degradation of time. He is today the main actor of the "bread festival".
As you walk through the village, you will notice the harmony between modern and old architecture: the town hall, the post office, the fountain...
Its altitude varies from 450 m (circus of Baumes - Gorges du Tarn) to nearly 1000 m (the Ancise).
The inhabitants are scattered in the villages.
The settlement is very old as evidenced by the dolmens and the many inhabited caves that were excavated in the last century; in particular, the Cave of "Hot Balsam" in which Dr. Prunières found trepanned skulls.
What advise you in a few words? Go for a little tour on the side of the Sublime Point the aptly named, from where you will have a superb view of the Gorges du Tarn, precisely on the Cirque des Baumes; a small path will take you to Saint-Hilaire Chapel. Every little village deserves the trip. Go see Soulages, Serres, the Fonts... and judge for yourself.
On the Causse de Sauveterre, Saint-Rome-de-Dolan is a very picturesque village with stone vaults under which alleys pass; houses with internal courtyard and stone stairs, its small Romanesque church... and especially its breathtaking and impressive view of the Gorges du Tarn that is dominated more than 500 meters.
The village is the homeland of Pierre Monestier (1855-1925), deputy of Florac. He held the position of Minister of Public Works and favored the construction of the Tarn Gorge Road (1906). Of great tourist interest, this route is taken each year by tens of thousands of people. On the edge of the Causse, the visitor can linger in front of the fortified house of Monestier successively converted into a convent and then home.
Small picturesque town in the heart of the Gorges du Tarn. The starting point for all excursions for lovers of calm and grandiose landscapes.
