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| The valley of the Dordogne |
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For centuries, the Dordogne, the river of hope, has been a route ensuring the trade of wood and salt. Nowadays its valley is a region of agriculture: asparagus, corn, strawberries, melons, walnut trees..., but also an industrial region: manufacture of sleepers for the railroads, jam, confectionery. The traditional rural settlement generally adopts the type of high houses with, at the ground floor, the cattle shed or the wine cellar. The roof is made with a gable end or "à coyaux" (with 2 slopes and a raising of the edge), but always covered by flat tiles. |
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The Segala
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The "Ségala" is an area of freshness between the spurs of the "Massif Central" and the tablelands of Quercy, natural kingdom of the forest: beeches, birches, and especially chestnut-trees. It contains the highest part of the land between the Cère and the Dordogne, with its highest point at 524 m. The cultures of the rye and the chestnut-tree left place to breeding. This is translated into architecture by the strong presence of beautiful barns-sheds, with a pigeon porch on top. The very steep slopes of the roofs make it possible for the frame to support the weight of roofing stones of slate, local material par excellence. |
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The "Causse" (tableland)
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Country of rocks, this arid calcareous plate with odorous fields, where feed the famous tableland-ewes with the "black glasses". This small patrimony is very rich and completely unique since it is made out of dry stone, symbol of the know-how of the old builders. This typical environment accommodates a remarkable fauna and flora. Therefor the various tablelands of the Lot are gathered under the label " Parc Naturel Régional des Causses du Quercy" (Regional Natural Reserve of the Tablelands of Quercy). |
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