Montesquieu-volvestre

Topic	Sites and museums
Departure	MONTESQUIEU-VOLVESTRE (31)
Details	Montesquieu-Volvestre is a commune located in the Haute-Garonne department in the region Midi-Pyrénées.

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Discover Montesquieu-Volvestre

Things to see in Montesquieu-Volvestre :

Saint-Victor church
The banks of the Arize
The covered market
The Mill of Barrau
The castle of Palays
Le Castéra : a 336 m high hill

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The covered market of Montesquieu-Volvestre

This market is dating from the 13th century as well as the Bastide. Today, the covered market hosts the weekly local market every Tuesday morning. The farming market taking place every Saturday morning is famous for the quality of its local produce.

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L'Oustaou

Sajas
05 61 91 37 28

Château Beauregard

Saint-girons
05 61 66 66 64

The church Saint-Victor

Saint-Victor church was built almost at the same time as the Bastide, in May 1246 by the Count of Toulouse : Raymond VII.

Accommodation nearby

L'Oustaou

Sajas
05 61 91 37 28

Château Beauregard

Saint-girons
05 61 66 66 64

The mill of Barrau

At the entrance of the village of Montesquieu-Volvestre, on river Arize, the grinding wheel of the mill of Barrau built in 1450 stopped turning only twice, in 1510 because of the religion war and in 1875 because of a massive flood.