Tour of the Cesse – Château de Sériège loop from Quarante

Tour of the Cesse – Château de Sériège loop from Quarante

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Tour of the Cesse – Château de Sériège loop from Quarante

03:06

63.9km

900m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc

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10.6 km

View of the Pyrenees from Villespassans

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11.3 km

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, the old castle chapel

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Much more than a simple village church, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption was originally the chapel of the seigniorial castle of Villespassans. Built between the 12th and 16th centuries, it has the particularity of housing two superimposed naves, testifying to the different phases of its evolution. Its massive square tower, built of dressed stone, still dominates the heart of the old medieval village, where remains of the ramparts also still exist.

Villespassans developed on a ridge of Hettangian dolomites, limestone rocks about 200 million years old that mark the early Jurassic period. These extensive terrains offer a solid base on which the village was established and partly explain its dominant position in the landscape.

Nicknamed the "village of a thousand and one stones", Villespassans is also renowned for its remarkable dry stone heritage: *capitelles*, low walls, dolmens, and old agricultural constructions dot the surroundings.

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12.0 km

Highest Point of the D20 Among Vineyards

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Highest point of the D20. In the middle of the vineyards.

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15.7 km

Quarante, Assignan, Saint Jean.

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On the way to Assignan, a beautiful road to a lovely village. I wouldn't miss a cup of coffee here.

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22.6 km

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, in the heart of the village

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The church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist bears witness to the gradual shift of the religious heart of Saint-Jean-de-Minervois. For centuries, parish life was linked to the Saint-Jean de Dieuvaille chapel, now nicknamed "the church of the Hole", isolated in a canyon between the hamlets of Gimios and Barroubio. At the beginning of the 18th century, the current village became the new center of the community, around this current parish church.

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24.2 km