Discover Montagnac-La-Crempse

Montagnac-la-Crempse combines heritage in the village centre with a wooded municipal landscape of hills and valleys. The Church of Saint-Martin, old stone houses with Gothic windows and scattered cluzeaux give the village a historic character; the Crempse and the circular walking trails offer further points of interest. One of the walks is 13.04 kilometres long and returns to its starting point. If you are looking for a hotel, you can first consider whether village culture or walking should be the focus of your stay.

Forest, River and La Grange

The municipality covers 2,549 hectares, more than half of which is forested. Hills and valleys add to the forest cover to create a green landscape. The Crempse crosses Montagnac-la-Crempse from east to west, below the village centre. Thus, the municipality’s expansive landscape and the river’s specific course through the village represent two different spatial scales.

The La Grange site lies west of the village centre. It covers 29 hectares and is listed as a protected site; the designation was made on 14 September 1987. The figures refer to different scales: the municipality as a whole and the individual site.

Church and Traces of Village Life

The Church of Saint-Martin in the village centre dates from the 15th and 17th centuries. It houses two 17th-century bas-reliefs: “La Visitation” and “Jésus au milieu des docteurs”. Both are polychrome wooden works and have been classified as protected objects since 30 November 1999. Thus, alongside the date of the church, there are two separately named works of art that share the same material, century and protection date.

Architectural details in the village can also be seen beyond the church. Some old stone houses in the village centre have preserved their Gothic windows. Several cluzeaux are scattered throughout the village; they were used to store grain and water. These features complement the sacred art with architecture and historic storage: the windows point to the architectural styles of the stone houses, while the cluzeaux reflect the former storage of grain and water.

Circular Trails and Your Stay

The “Boucles de Montagnac, Saint-Julien-de-Crempse et Picatao” walking route is 13.04 kilometres long, runs through Montagnac-la-Crempse and returns to its starting point. It starts in the village; the information board about the circular trails stands opposite the church entrance. Returning to the starting point makes the route identifiable as a circular walk, while the board provides a specific point of reference in the village. The “Boucle de Montagnac” also starts in Montagnac-la-Crempse. Check local access conditions before setting out; trail conditions and markings may change.

A separate accommodation-related detail concerns Logis Saint Martin: during horse-riding holidays or at the accommodation, it can host up to six horses. If you are travelling with a horse, you can compare this capacity with the number of animals in your group.

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