Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

Locals here are nicknamed the Encaulats, the 'cabbage eaters'. The village stands on the Lot, the river of its old name Olt, which along this stretch widens into the reservoir of the Castelnau-Lassouts dam. Its church of Sainte-Eulalie and 15th-century château are both protected monuments, and in summer a small museum shows the work of the painter Marcel Boudou.

Highlights

The Église Sainte-Eulalie, a listed historic monument since 1923
The 15th-century château, privately owned, noted for its façade and roof
Musée Marcel-Boudou: the painter's work and themed shows, July and August
The long reservoir of the Castelnau-Lassouts dam on the Lot

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (FR), Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (EN), Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (IT)), Wikivoyage (Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 367

Things to see

Église Sainte-Eulalie de Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (FR)

Events through the year

Procession of the Holy Thorn and village fête Religious · Second Sunday of July
Craft makers' market Fairs and markets · Third Sunday of August
La Poule un Fairs and markets · All Saints' DayAuction of parishioners' donated goods, a hen as first lot

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Occitania

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Petit pâté de NîmesBread and pasta
Arnaud 25Soupe de poisson à la setoise 1 CC BY-SA 4.0
Fish soup of SèteDishFish cooked with vegetables, white wine and olive oil, served with rouille croutons
traafPain paillasse de Lodève tranché CC BY-SA 2.0
Pain paillasse de LodèveBread and pasta
Seph SwainTourin CC BY 2.0
TourinDishGarlic soup typical of the Dordogne and the Toulouse area
MilhàsDishMaize or millet flour porridge, set and often grilled, eaten in Languedoc
BajanaDishTraditional chestnut soup of the Cévennes