Discover Villefranche-Du-Queyran

Landscape and exploring on foot

Villefranche-Du-Queyran lies on the banks of the Ourbise, in a transitional landscape between the Landes forest and the Garonne plain. The bastide can be explored via numerous marked hiking trails. This offers a choice of different ways to focus your visit: on the landscape and outdoor activity, or on historical architecture and art. If you would like to explore on foot, the trails offer a direct way to experience the bastide; if you are interested in cultural history, you can focus on its architectural and decorative features.

Hiking and discovering through play

The Tèrra-Aventura trail “La conjuration du renard” is available as an activity in 2026 and adds a treasure hunt on foot to the range of options. Visitors can discover the local heritage and anecdotes through play. This format differs from a general exploration of the bastide via marked hiking trails: the treasure hunt is guided by a discovery challenge and local stories. If you enjoy following a specific goal as you walk, you can choose this trail as an activity; the marked hiking trails offer another way to experience the bastide. You can decide whether you would rather set off on a playful discovery or explore the bastide via hiking trails.

Churches, architectural history and artworks

The Église Saint-Savin brings together architectural history and sculpture. The nave and bell gable were rebuilt in the 14th century. The choir contains around twenty capitals. A capital is the uppermost part of a column or pillar; almost all are decorated with figures and are often badly damaged. These figurative carvings are part of the decoration of these architectural elements and offer a different point of interest from the building’s chronology. Two features help you understand the church: the rebuilding of the nave and bell gable in the 14th century, and the figurative capitals in the choir, some of which are badly damaged.

The Église Notre-Dame offers a different emphasis in terms of both period and art. It was built in the 15th century and has been renovated several times since. The church contains six circular paintings on canvas, depicting sacred scenes and attributed to Masutti. Compared with Saint-Savin, the focus here is on the 15th-century construction, subsequent renovations and the paintings. The circular canvas paintings with religious motifs are clearly different from the figurative capitals in the choir of Saint-Savin. This lets you compare the two churches through their respective building histories and distinctive artistic features.

Half-timbered houses and château

Very old half-timbered houses are also among Villefranche-Du-Queyran’s historical sights. Half-timbering is a construction method using a load-bearing timber frame with infill between the timbers. The château dates from the 16th century and was altered in the 18th century. The château therefore has a clear sequence of an original construction and later changes; the half-timbered houses offer a different focus on building style and great age. Along with the churches, they expand the range of historical themes to include other types of buildings. If you are interested in architectural history, you can look at the half-timbered houses for their construction method and distinguish the two centuries associated with the château.

Discover more destinations: Clairac, Saint-Eutrope-De-Born, Saint-Sylvestre-Sur-Lot, Le Passage, Bon-Encontre, Lagarrigue, Poudenas, Ferrensac.

For the regional travel overview: Lot Et Garonne.