Lamontjoie

Before the sunset on Saint-Louis Lake, have a walk around the village of Lamonjoie.

Walk down the 'Grande Rue', the church and its bell tower looming over the village behind you. The bell tower was only a wall until 1903.

At the crossing between the Grand Rue and the Astaffort road, you will see the building and its garden that used to serve as a chemist shop dating from the 19th century.

Cross the road and take the Trouil stair. Here, take left and walk down in the direction of the lake on the 'Mare' path.

Walking up from the 'Dominé', you will see what is left of the Agen's gate. If you walk up the 'Rue Traversiere' and the Porte d'Agen street, you will see more half timbered houses on 'Rue Dufour'. 

The Saint louis lake in Lamontjoie in the Aquitaine region was inaugurated in the 13th of July 1974. It is a large lake of 13 ha so 80,000 m3 of water held by a dam and bordered by 10 ha of woodland.

It is a great place to swim, to canoe, to fish and to camp.

In 1975, 300 parking spaces were added to the lake side as well as toilet blocks. Each year, this site is improved. more than 300 trees were planted since. 

The tourists arrive from the whole department and even from elsewhere.. i.e. the popular story of a man from marseilles who came to see if 'Sardines' were present in the lake.

The lake is today part of the heritage and also part of the contest 'Village que j'aime' or 'The village I love' in English.