A completely renovated white stone village, the commune of Cestayrols is ideally located in the “golden triangle” Albi / Gaillac / Cordes sur CielIt was founded during the revolution by the merger of three parishes: Cestayrols, Lincarque and Roumanou.
The snail village
The village of Cestayrols has the rather rare particularity in a country of fortified towns, of winding its way up to its church, the Saint-Michel du bourg church.
In the orthonormal world of the bastides, the village of Cestayrols plays on singularity and curves, winding like a snail to the sacrosanct, its church Saint-Michel du Bourg. No market square in the center of the city, but magnificent renovated alleys, for a centripetal stroll!
Speaking of walks, Cestayrols is a recognized starting point for beautiful hikes, from the simplest and easiest to do as an amateur, to those reserved for experienced walkers, eager to discover landscapes and spend long moments close to nature.
The Saint Amans church of Lincarque
Located in the hamlet of Lincarque, half-Gothic, half-Renaissance, the Saint-Amans church was built in the 15th and 16th centuries in local limestone. Its nave is flanked by 3 chapels on each side. The ribbed vault arches fall on small columns decorated with plump angels. The interior is magnified by the stained glass windows and interior paintings. It contains a 15th century gilded wooden Virgin and Child and a painting representing Isidore celebrating mass.
Church of Our Lady of Roumanou
Located in Roumanou, a stone's throw from the village of Cestayrols, it is a Romanesque church built around 1060, on a rocky peak overlooking the Vère. It is one of the last Romanesque churches in the Tarn. It is listed as a historical monument and was originally part of a priory founded around 1037. Dependent on Ambialet and then on the Abbey of Saint Victor in Marseille, it was destroyed during the crusade against the Albigensians.
