From Lake Lenclas to Saint-Félix-Lauragais

Park in the large car park at Lac de Lenclas.

(S) Head towards the Rigole de la Plaine bridge.

(1) Cross it by turning left onto the D67.

(2) Continue straight ahead on the D67 until you reach the junction with the Route d'Avignonet (D43).

(2) Continue straight ahead until you reach the hairpin bend on the D67.

(3) Leave it and turn onto the dirt track called Sentier de la Lautarde. Further on, you will rejoin the D67.

(4) Turn left onto this road towards the village of Saint-Félix-Lauragais, which you can see in the distance. At the crossroads, turn right to join the D662 (Route de Revel).

(5) Cross at the pedestrian crossing using the traffic lights. Immediately afterwards, take a dirt track on the left, which serves as a shortcut. After the house on the left, turn right to rejoin a tarmac road. Turn left and then immediately right towards the château. Turn left onto Rue Déodat de Séverac, which leads directly to Place Guillaume de Nogaret (E).

This route is detailed for hiking but is also perfectly feasible by mountain bike.

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Historically and culturally, the commune of Saint-Félix-Lauragais is located in the Lauragais, the former "Land of Plenty", linked both to the cultivation of woad and to abundant production, and also known as the "breadbasket of Languedoc".

Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a rural commune with a population of 1,258 in 2021.

The commune's architectural heritage includes ten buildings listed as historic monuments. These are the Church of Saint-Félix, listed in 1920, the market hall of Saint-Félix-Lauragais, listed in 1926, the presbytery, listed in 1927, a cross, listed in 1927, the ramparts listed in 1927, a house near the presbytery listed in 1950, the birthplace of Déodat de Séverac listed in 1990, the castle listed in 1994, the Laudot spillway listed in 1998, and the Pont Vieux de Cailhavel listed in 1998.