Located on the border between Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne, between the Albigeois area and Quercy, the village of Puycelsi is listed among the most beautiful villages in France and bears the pleasing nickname of "fortress in the woods". Perched on a promontory overlooking the Grésigne Forest, it is surrounded by over 800 metres of ramparts, behind which you will immediately fall for its medieval charm!
Come and admire the beautiful 15th and 16th-century stone, brick, half-timbered and corbelled houses; the wall walk offering magnificent views of the countryside surrounding Puycelsi; the Chapel of St. Roch built in 1703 by the inhabitants to thank the saint for protecting them from the plague; the Church of St. Cornelius, in the Southern French Gothic style, with its single nave and altarpiece dating from the 17th century; or the castle and its two round towers.
Puycelsi is located on the border between Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne, between Albigeois and Quercy, which makes it a strategic location. It is called the fortress of the woods with its 800 meters of ramparts, because it dominates the forest of Grésigne and it was its guardian. Puycelsi is easy to navigate, with its riches such as the Saint-Roch chapel built in 1703 by the inhabitants to thank heaven for having protected them from the plague. But also the church of Saint-Corneille, in the southern Gothic style, with its single nave, and the altarpiece, dating from the counter-reformation which was erected in 1689 in the choir of the church, and was restored in 1987. The walkway nestled inside the ramparts, with its esplanade called lists where knights could participate in tournaments. Its half-timbered houses, made up of a frame whose voids are filled with bricks or cob. The castle known as the Royal Captain whose two round towers can be admired.
Puycelsi, a magnificent village perched on a peak, ranked among the most beautiful villages in France. They are 156 in France to have this prestigious label, 4 in the Tarn.
A hotel, guest rooms, a bakery and biscuit shop, restaurants, a Tarn bistro and a bar enliven the village.
The story of Puycelsi is incredibly rich, its environment surrounded by forest is a delight!
Puycelsi is located between the cities of Toulouse, Albi and Montauban. Between the Tarn, Vère and Aveyron valleys. A visit is a must!
Puycelsi hosts every year in July a festival of song, the singers are training Puycelsi during the two weeks preceding the Harp Festival.
Puycelsi organizes every year in late August, the village festival, with entertainment, food and flea market.
Puycelsi being on the so-called Albigensian Bastide road after Puycelci it is interesting to visit other villages in altitude built at this same time the Count of Toulouse (XII / XIII) as Cordes-sur-Ciel (the most famous country house) Castelnau-de-Montmiral Bruniquel Penne Vaour (ruin of the Templars) and Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val.
Puycelsi is equivalent distance from Montauban and Albi. To see Albi Sainte Cécile cathedral, the old town, the Toulouse Lautrec Museum (recently renovated).
