Cessenon-sur-Orb

Cessenon-sur-Orb

Travel guide and tourist information

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• Location:

• Major village of 1760 inhabitants, which three hamlets Cazal-Viel, and Lugne Réals are attached, Cessenon-sur-Orb is a magnet for the surrounding municipalities, all less than 9 km (Cazedarnes, Causses-et-Veyran, Saint -Nazaire-de-Ladarez, Roquebrun, vines, Prades-sur-Vernazobres). Cessenon is also halfway between the foothills of the Cevennes (Caroux and the mountains of Espinouse) and the Mediterranean coast (Valras beach 30 km).
• At an altitude of 51 meters, 80 to the tower. Cessenon-sur-Orb is crossed by the Orb River 145 mile stretch along the walls to enhance downstream. Famous for its fast, competitions international canoeing are organized.

• History:

• Cessenon-sur-Orb, nestled on a hillside on a loop of the Orb is one of the oldest cities of the Languedoc. Formerly a castle-capital of 30 000 hectares, Cessenon counts today more than 1760 inhabitants and an area of 3750 hectares. The origin of its name: Celtic or Iberian.
• Halfway foothills of the Cevennes and the Mediterranean coast, has Cessenon natural beauty of a hand scrub and scrub rub giving a multiplicity and diversity of species carrying pleasant scents such as chestnut, holm oak, the arbutus or juniper), and a strategic location on the other.
• Also conquests and occupations succeeded and many traces of these different periods are still apparent: prehistoric (dolmen, tumuli, flint); Visigoth period and Saracen (places called "Maurers, Sarrazy" Muslim graves, water wheels, Chadouf) Roman (amphorae burials fragment of bas-relief funeral house), which only came in the year 973 after a study of the cartulary as confirmation of its age is revealed.
• Garsinde, widow of the Count of Toulouse gave the castle to the abbey of Saint-Pons. From Garsinde his daughter Adelaide, 4th of Aton to his wife Cecilia of Provence, Raymond Hugh Trencavel Cessenon, kings and nobles coveted the village.
• But in the 13th century, the Cathars were occupying the south of France, the 3rd pope innocent because then preach a crusade against them and in 1229 an army led by Simon de Montfort, then by louis 8th opposed the Crusaders lords of the north to the south . The feudal period ends by the attachment of Languedoc to the royal domain, the regal period begins.
• In 1247, St. Louis gave the lordship of Cessenon the seneschal of Carcassonne Hugues Arcis. To begin an era Cessenon adverse oppressed by bailiffs.
• In the early 17th century, a true dynasty of hereditary lords, the Fraissinet Sap is born. The village is, however, the castle taken and retaken several times suffered many indignities. The soldiers were passing each time equivalent to a devastating plague. The largest mutilation inflicted upon it in 1582 especially during the wars of religion by men and Captain Bacon in 1585 by Henri de Joyeuse.
• The villagers during a visit to Montpellier to Louis XIII, Dismantle the castle. It is effective in 1633. Only a massive tower guard tower serving as the location of the fortress. Now the lords peacefully occupy their great manor house in the rue de la Font Sucrose.
• From 1640 and during a half century and the Princes of Conde de Conti enjoy castellany. After being appointed by louis 13th governor of Languedoc, the Count of Provence, brother of Louis 16th buys. The revolution ousts the 5 years after. He became King Louis XVIII.

• Heritage sites:

• The City Hall.
• The fountain sweet.
• The medieval house.
• The Capelette.
• The Church of St. Peter St. Paul, under monumental.
• The marble quarry of Coumiac site is classified nature reserve volunteer.
• The sarcophagus.
• The door Louis XIII.
• The fountain or fountain Gleizes Plô.
• The tower and ramparts.
• The Statue of Liberty (in Lugne).
• The chaos of Real.

• Leisure activities:

• Kindergarten.
• Swimming in the Orb.
• Canoe-kayak: Watersports of Real. Possibility of canoe rental from April to October.
• Hiking (4 marked trails, hiking and topo sheets guides available at the tourist office).
• Farm Zoo.
• Boules (petanque contest held every Wednesday evening in July and August).

• Farmers' markets every Tuesday and Saturday morning on the Plan Jean Moulin.
• Pig Day: 1st weekend of February.
• Concert at St Pierre St Paul in May
• Feast of July 14.
• August 15 Day (from August 14 to 18).
• Home of vacationers in July and August.
• Dating winegrowers (July 15 and August 14): Walking tour and wine tasting.
• Harvest Festival of Yesteryear: 1st weekend in October.
• Kayaking competitions.

• Visits to surrounding villages: Roquebrun Murviel-les-Beziers, St Chinian ...
• Walking tours and mountain biking.
• Walking on a donkey to Berlou (11 km) - Around horse or pony in Saint-Chinian (9 km) and Cazouls-lès-Béziers (9 km).
• Municipal swimming pool and library in Saint-Chinian (9 km).
• Abbey Foncaude to Cazedarnes (9 km).
• Climbing: Cliffs Landeyran in Causses-et-Veyran (6 km) and Cliffs of Our Lady of Nazareth in Saint-Chinian (9 km).
• Downtown Holiday and Leisure Babeau-Bouldoux (17 km).

Cessenon-sur-Orb		Cessenon-sur-Orb
Eglise Saint Pierre Saint Paul		House Medieval
Career marble Coumiac		The Fountain Sweet
The Capelette		The sarcophagus
Statue of Liberty Lugne		Réals canoe
kayak competitions Réals

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