Le Pouget
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Le Pouget is a commune
in the Hérault
département in Languedoc-Roussillon
in southern France
. It contains the Gallardet dolmen
.
Inhabitants are Pougétois.
. The clay soil favours viticulture
. The Hérault river
is 2 km from the centre.
. The prehistoric dolmen
Gallardet (or dolmen de Pouget) is a notable sight in the village.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
département in Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It contains the Gallardet dolmen
Gallardet Dolmen
Gallardet Dolmen , also known as Pouget Dolmen is a dolmen near the village of Le Pouget in Languedoc, France. It is a large tumulus, containing a 12 metre long alley. The main chamber, 6 metres long by 4 metres wide, is covered by three large capstones. The entrance is described as being like an...
.
Inhabitants are Pougétois.
Geography
Le Pouget is situated on the sides of two valleys, Aumelas and Clermont L'Hérault. The centre of the commune is at the entrance to the medieval circuladeCirculade
In the Languedoc-Roussillon region of the south of France, a circulade is a traditional village that has been built in concentric circles. The center, which one might expect to be the site of a château-fort or a parish church, is as often as not, empty, as air photography demonstrates...
. The clay soil favours viticulture
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
. The Hérault river
Hérault River
The Hérault is a river of southern France. Its length is . Its source is in the Cévennes mountains. It reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Agde...
is 2 km from the centre.
History
The village was known for its circulade in the Middle Ages in the time of Louis XIVLouis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
. The prehistoric dolmen
Dolmen
A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
Gallardet (or dolmen de Pouget) is a notable sight in the village.
Sights and monuments
- Église Saint-Jacques, RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
church (now the Chapelle des pénitents blancs) - Église Sainte-Catherine, Gothic church (now the parish church)
- Dolmen
- Saint-Amant fountain
- The circulade
- Château de l'Estang (private property).
Personalities linked to the commune
- d'Alzon family
- Jacqueline Mirande, French novelist
- Jean-Paul NozièreJean-Paul NozièreJean-Paul Nozière is a French author who lives in Bourgogne, France. He has written about thirty books for young adults, as well as 8 mysteries for adults Jean-Paul Nozière (born 1943, Monay) is a French author who lives in Bourgogne, France. He has written about thirty books for young adults, as...
, French novelist