Castelnau-de-Montmiral
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, founded Castelnau-de-Montmiral as a bastide in 1222 on a limestone outcrop above the Vère valley. Its heart is a square ringed by arcades, with an old pillory, where Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir once stepped off a rainy bus. North of the river spreads the oak forest of La Grésigne, and the village sits in Gaillac wine country.
Highlights
- The arcaded central square with its old pillory
- The reliquary cross made by an Albi goldsmith in 1341
- Walks in the Forêt de la Grésigne, a vast oak forest
- Les Musicales de Montmiral, a three-day music festival in late July
- Wines of the surrounding Gaillac area
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Castelnau-de-Montmiral (FR), Castelnau-de-Montmiral (EN), Castelnau-de-Montmiral (IT)), Wikivoyage (Castelnau-de-Montmiral (FR), Castelnau-de-Montmiral (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,062
Things to see
Events through the year
- Les Terres RougesMusic festival at the Vère Grésigne leisure park and village centre
- CastelRocMusic festival on the esplanade
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Castelnau-de-Montmiral). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Boudin galabarCured meatBlack pudding, eaten raw, dried, fried or pan-cooked
Gouffé Le livre de pâtisserie - CroustadesPublic domain- FouaceSweetCake eaten for Epiphany
- Citre jamSweetJam from the citre, a watermelon not eaten raw
- ReponchonsLocal produceBitter wild shoots picked in April, boiled or pan-fried
Adapted from Wikipedia (Castelnau-de-Montmiral). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
5 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Campsites 2
- Hotels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Puycelsi · 9.4 km
- Cordes-sur-Ciel · 15 km
- Bruniquel · 16 km
- Monestiés · 25 km
- Najac · 31 km