Industrial Heritage

Creation of indoor and outdoor furniture. Ecological manufacturing using natural resources and the know-how of Limousin hardwood craftsmen: chestnut.

Bronze statue in tribute to Marcelle DELPASTRE, created in 2001 by Marc PETIT. Marcelle Delpastre is a bilingual French/Occitan author from the Limousin region, and the author of n…

Church treasure displayed in an alarmed room in the Sainte Croix church in the city center. Objects placed on shelves behind glass cabinets protected by another alarm. Comprising 2…

A 6 km loop to guide you through Limousin traditions and 100% Ambazac anecdotes! On the program: an unusual headdress, Ambazac ?l?atomique? and many other anecdotes? For the less a…

Discover the history of 14 heritage sites on a tour accessible to all (2.2 km/1h). Start on the right-hand side of the town hall, built between 1898 and 1900. Other sites: Dr. Ball…

An 8.8 km (or 3.1 km) stroll through the tales and legends that populate the history and imagination of our regions. Get ready to encounter beings as fabulous as they are terrifyin…

Discover our cultural, natural and built heritage on this 185 km circuit. Sixteen panels in the Monts du Limousin highlight illustrious personalities (painters Valadon, Utrillo and…

Discover the local heritage along a 5.2 km hiking loop! And for the more inquisitive or sporty: extend the loop by a further 4km!

Originating in the early Middle Ages, around 650 the provost of the Ambazac monastery tapped water from the Breuil mountain to supply the abbey's workers and monks. The village gre…

Erected in 1903 and financed by a donation from Dr Gilbert Ballet, associate professor at the Paris Faculty of Medicine. A renowned neurologist born in Ambazac in 1853, he paid tri…

The fountain was donated and inaugurated in 1903 by Gilbert Ballet, a well-known figure in Ambazac, as a tribute to his father, Jacques-Delphin Ballet, the town?s former mayor (184…

The Art Centre building is a Remarkable Contemporary Architecture designed by architects Aldo Rossi and Xavier Fabre in 1987-1991. It offers 3 different temporary exhibitions per y…

A so-called miraculous fountain, embedded in a rickety, timeless structure, with its well, its crooked cap and its water that has retained all its purity. The Christian faith, mixe…

The bread oven has been restored to its former glory and opens its doors to you in an exceptional setting. Bakery, wood-fired specialties, demonstrations, workshops, courses.

This vaulted edifice stands out from other loggias in terms of its dimensions: 1.70 m high, 2.70 m wide and 2.70 m deep. It has a semicircular vault and is incorporated into a long…

It is located near the church of Sainte-Anne and is listed as a Historic Monument. The three-lobed cross features a crucified figure, with only the crown of thorns evoking sufferin…

Trefoil cross standing on a high shaft at a crossroads, with a large granite cube at its base. It is made up of 4 distinct granite blocks. Known as the "Cross of the 3 brothers": "…

This may be a keystone - with its ogives and cheetah shape - erected as a cross at an undetermined time, and dedicated to Sainte-Anne, patron saint of the parish. It is carved with…

Magnificent cross with arms ending in 3 festoons, carved in dark, almost black granite. The Christ figure is particularly well treated, with its legs crossed, arms bent and a seren…

The water rises to ground level in a monolithic stone basin. The flow is not very abundant, but the fountain never runs dry, and its water has therapeutic properties. In days gone …

In the 19th century, Jean Henri Seyvaud, a child of Bessines who made his fortune in Paris, donated the sum needed to build a fountain, topped by a smiling Bacchus in the heart of …

It was built in two stages: first a basin, then an elevation, so that animals could drink from it during fairs. It dates from the interwar period, after the schools. The fairground…

The water arrives in a fountain surrounded by 2 flat stones used to support the buckets, then flows into the washhouse lined with slightly sloping flat stones where the washerwomen…

This is a recent addition to our heritage, probably dating from the late 19th century, when advances in hygiene meant that laundry (bujades) was done outdoors and collectively. It …

Built in 1931 in the traditional Limousin masonry style. The washerwomen used to go there to wash their clothes, using their beater. This space was an outward extension of the wome…

Built in the mid-19th century from local granite. It is dry-stone masonry, i.e. built without any binding materials such as mortar or cob. It has 2 functions: the first floor was u…

Granite basin cut by a left-handed craftsman, probably intended to form the basin of some fountain. 5 m in diameter, 25 tons. Located 2 km from Bessines (Lavaugrasse), it was moved…

It was moved from Bersac to Bessines in 1992. It is a curious anthropomorphic megalith of coarse-grained granite with two micas, 3.50 m high, 1 m square and weighing 12 tons. Two d…

Just a few hundred metres from the village, a 2 km family stroll through a typically Limousin landscape in the Vallon du Rimaury (a tributary of the Gartempe) reveals a well-presen…

The hamlet of Salesse traces its origins back to the 15th century, and today retains a remarkable rural heritage inherited from the 17th and 18th centuries. A former farming estate…

This is a crossroads cross. One side is carved with a Christ in petticoat. It also has a niche for a few relics. This sculpture is quite exceptional in the region, as there are ver…

Near the Sainte-Hélène bridge, on the left bank of the lake, the site of the Saint-Martin fountain was rehabilitated in 2001-2002, when a chapel was added. The fountain was the par…

Located in the woods on the hillside, the Courbefy fountains are among the most famous in Haute-Vienne. Near the first fountain, whose source is protected by a stone dome, stands a…

Fancy a stroll (1.7 km) to discover secret spots where curiosity piques at every turn? What could be better than a group walk to read and understand the landscape that surrounds us…

Font Couvé is one of Champagnac La Rivière's five "good fountains". The origins of the fountains are not well known, but they already existed in the early days of the evangelizatio…

Le Caillou is one of Champagnac La Rivière's five "good fountains". The origin of the fountains is not well known, but they already existed in the early days of the evangelization …

Saint Roch is one of Champagnac La Rivière's five "good fountains". It is located at La Boissonnie on the Chapelières road. At the end of the village, on the road to Dournazac, is …

Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul are two of Champagnac La Rivière?s five "good fountains". The origins of the fountains are not well known, but they already existed in the early days of the…

The Fontaine Saint-Roch is located in the village of La Courrière, behind the chapel of the same name. Its purpose is to heal and protect livestock. On the slab covering the spring…

Attached to the church, the Cross of the Dead rests on a serpentine base where coffins were placed before entering the church.

Built in 1897, it stands in the center of the Place Haute, near the church. It was built thanks to the generosity of Pierre Louis Bonafy. This wealthy merchant, distressed to see t…

French handcrafted ecological bedding filled with 100% pure Limousin wool. Manufacture of mattresses, futons, comforters, mattress toppers, pillows...French handcrafted ecological …

The cache is located in the forest of Châteauneuf-la-Forêt, and is known as the "three horses" cache; this cache, rehabilitated according to the testimonies of Resistance fighters,…

This square lantern, 6.50 m high and Romanesque in style, is made up of hollow granite pillars, with a niche at the top in which a flame was hoisted to light eternity, helping the …

The people of Haut-Viennois nicknamed it the trami. For the most part, it ran on the roadside, using electric traction. In Compreignac, however, most of the journey was made on a t…

A medieval hamlet crossed by the Vincou river, it is home to the Auberge de Pontabrier restaurant, which serves traditional local cuisine. The Pontabrier mill was developed by the …

Remodeled in the 15th century, this church is dedicated to Saint Saturnin. It houses a 16th-century funerary liter by the De Bonneval family, a gold-leaf fresco depicting the Doge …

Dating from the 15th century and restored in the 16th century, its function was to prolong the wake and protect the souls of the dead from evil spirits with its ever-reviving light…

Good fountains" are springs, often isolated in nature, on which people have built fountains; they are frequented because their waters are reputed to have curative virtues and are t…

The hardwood worker worked in the heart of the forest from October to June, taking shelter in a bark-covered hut that he built himself at the start of the season. The hut served as…

The Association des Anciens Combattants de la Résistance (Oradour sur Vayres-Cussac) has reconstructed the Maquis caches in the Boubon forest. The "gourbis" are secured, and are lo…

The clédier is a stone building of around ten square meters used to dry chestnuts. It can be round, square or rectangular in shape, and was used for individual or collective purpos…

Le Moulin des Combes is a unique site in the Upper Limousin! Situated on the banks of the Brame river, it is an eco-sustainable gîte, a naturopathic center and a Zen Spa. Guided to…

Located in a charming, shady corner of Flavignac, the Pont des Graules, also known as the "Planche de Cessa", is a small, ancient bridge made of large granite slabs resting on dry,…

This menhir, 3.5 m high and weighing around 7 tonnes, is one of the megaliths identified and still present in Haute-Vienne. Standing at the foot of a rocky outcrop, it bears witnes…

It was once a place of devotion. This circular monolith has impressive dimensions (1 m in diameter and 50 cm deep, with only 15 cm above ground level). The water is guided by a gut…

The hardwood worker worked in the heart of the forest from October to June, taking shelter in a bark-covered hut that he built himself at the start of the season. The hut served as…

The Notre Dame du Rocher chapel stands near the railway viaduct. Before the French Revolution, a chapel called "Notre Dame du Pont", dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and housing her…

Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse was built in the center of the village of Champsiaux in 1948 under the authority of the parish priest of the time and with the financial support of the loca…

The church's patron saint is Michael. Its origins date back to Carolingian times. The parish of La Meyze (Maisa or Maesia around the year 1000) was the seat of an archpriesthood un…