La Garde-Guérin

In the 12th century the bishop of Mende turned this spot on the Régordane road into a guarded border post, run by a fellowship of knights called the pariers who guarded travellers and collected tolls. The fortified village, beside the Chassezac in the commune of Prévenchères, keeps its paved lanes, a square keep and a Romanesque church. Only about a dozen people live here all year.

Highlights

• The 12th-century tower, a 21.5-metre square keep with rusticated stone
• The Romanesque church of Saint-Michel, with richly carved capitals
• A 15th-century gilded wooden statue of Saint Michael
• The Chemin de Régordane (GR 700), walked through the village
• Houses with mullioned windows and coats of arms dated 1597

Text adapted from Wikipedia (La Garde-Guérin). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.