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Castériou route in Orignac
Orignac has a rich history, as evidenced by the Castériou site, believed to be an ancient Roman fortified camp.
The 12th-century church, built on a hillock and surrounded by a circular cemetery, indicates the existence of a defensive enclosure in the Middle Ages.
A lignite mine, south of the village, was in operation until 1947. Animal fossils have been found there.
These include mammals, the oldest from the Tertiary period, including the gracile hipparion, ancestor of the horse.