Attractions and Places To See around Lacombe - Top 20

The Alzeau dam (or d'Alzau[1]), located in the commune of Arfons, in the Tarn[2], is the starting point of the rigole de la Montagne, which then feeds the Canal du Midi. It is located on the border with the Aude department, and is accessible via the commune of Lacombe. (Wikipedia)

The Cammazes Dam is located in the Montagne Noire massif in the Tarn department. It provides a drinking water reserve for the municipalities around Revel. Built between 1954 and 1957 and commissioned in 1958, the Cammazes Dam is located on the Sor River, between the municipalities of Cammazes and Sorèze in the Tarn department, and the municipality of Saissac in the Aude department. It forms Lake Cammazes, which also receives excess water from the mountain channel via the Conquet spillway. The structure is intended for drinking water supply and irrigation. It supplies 200 municipalities, representing over 170,000 inhabitants. The surface area of the body of water is approximately 90 hectares. Its reservoir volume is 18.8 million cubic meters; the watershed area is 30 km². The operator is the Montagne Noire Water Institution. The water is piped to the Picotalen treatment plant. It also serves as a reserve for the Canal du Midi via a water intake feeding the mountain channel (water rights of 4 million cubic meters) (Wikipedia)

The calm of its deep waters

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At 90 meters high, it is the highest waterfall in the Aude department. For a bird's eye view of the fall, you have to go to the hamlet of Cubserviès. There is no access to the foot of the waterfall.

Listen to the silence around the channel.

Built lengthwise in the hollow of the valley formed by the Orbiel, this Cathar village is not lacking in charm. Dominated by the remains of a medieval castle that played a strategic role during the wars of religion, you can discover in the town, in addition to the Church, various old corbelled and half-timbered houses testifying to past prosperity. Similarly, the so-called Weavers' Cross evokes a textile activity that has now disappeared, just like the agricultural exploitation which is no longer practiced in the town because of the steepness of the land. After having counted up to 900 inhabitants around 1860, the village only has 177 at the last census.

Part of the circuit of "Villages perched in the Black Mountain", Roquefère is a magnificent example. Set between two steep mountain sides, this tiny village has only 77 inhabitants at the last census. It is dominated by the castle built on a rock protuberance. The latter offered a surveillance point on the road between Carcassonne and the Albigeois. Its origin dates back to the 12th century, and it has undergone only a few changes in its configuration since feudal times, apart from the two square towers and the south facade redesigned in the 17th century. The castle has always been occupied since its origins. It now belongs to a private person. You should also know that you will find a drinking water tap on the small square next to the road, right next to a fountain with a metal wheel (see photo).