Castelnau-de-brassac

Castelnau de Brassac is a rural district made up of many stockbreeders and farmers and forest groupings.

The house of the forest of Montagnol has elsewhere realized on the commune. It is octagonal a wood work, built with old with a cover of shingle in chestnut, accessible to the public all the year. Inside are exposed teaching panels on the flora, fauna, the inheritance and the history of the forest of Montagnol. Castelnau de Brassac is a commune which still preserves its forests and its breedings to offer to its residents a framework of pleasant and natural life.

Currently managed by the ONF, was bequeathed to the inhabitants in the XVth century by the lord of Cruzy, Catherine de Vendôme.

Located out of left bank of the brook of Berlou, 400 to 750 m of altitude, this main forest of 800 ha is especially composed of oaks, chestnuts and beeches. This forest shelters many birds in particular the black peak, many diurnal and night raptors like roe-deer, wild boar, marte, genette, squirrel. You can also see there a great diversity of ferns.

• House of the forest of Montagnol and its paths of discoveries

It is octagonal a wood work, built with old with a cover of shingle in chestnut, accessible to the public all the year. Inside are exposed teaching panels on the flora, fauna, the inheritance and the history of the forest of Montagnol.

• Pierre Plantée

Pierre Plantée is a stele dedicated to the victims of the “Assemblies of the Desert”. This place evokes the memory of an Assemblée tragedy of 1689 to Midsummer's Day del Frech (Lacaze). Close to this stone prédicant it Jean Corbière was massacred Sicardié. Each year, fourth Sunday of August proceeds a ceremony of the memory.

The Museum of Protestantism on the commune of Tool bags presents an important documentation on the history of the religion reformed in Haute-Languedoc.

• Pierre to beat the grain

It is in the forest of Montagnol. On this stone, the old ones armed with plagues beat corn, the grains were then recovered in the hollow part. In winter, the old ones used it to store the firewood intended for the inhabitants of the commune.