Monet was the subject of last week’s post in case you’re wondering about the title.] Just after 28 years here, there are still a lot of places in the region we house. Sometimes, everyday life stands along the way, or places are out of the ordinary and require a concerted effort to make the trip. MONSITIS IN NORTH OF Tarn is a case in question.
The opportunity was presented when a choir in which Canto gave a concert in MonSisiés last weekend. I did not sing, since my sight has not yet returned to normal, but I wanted to support my fellow singers.
Monesiés is one of Beaux’s most in France (the most beautiful villages in France). The TAN has five. The other four are Castelnau-de-Montmiral, Corses-Sur-Ciel, Lautrec and Puycelsi.
Bucolic environment
The town is about 45 minutes by car from us, but the last part of the shortest route is tortuous. The beautiful field in which we pass was compensation.
MonSiés sits in a loop of the Cérou River, which bubbles peacefully until it joins Aveyron. Real, it is not always so peaceful. A few years ago, after the torrential rain, the river flooded the town of Salles, downstream of Monesiés.
Pulmonary history
The first mention of the people dates back to 10Th Century, but there are little doubt that the area was inhabited much earlier. The name of Monestiés voice of the word ‘monastery’, which means monastery. Or the people belonged to a monastery or there was a nearby one, without a trace of what exists.
The bishops of Albi controlled the town after the Albigensiana crusade in 13Th Century. An interesting feature is that it developed downtown around the Church. This contrasts with many new cities (Basques) Build the duration of that period, whose streets were in a grid pattern around a central market.
Another feature is that it was on a secondary pilgrimage route Saint-Jacques-de-Comostelle. This contributed to the development of the village in the next hundred years.
MONSITIES TODAY
O I find some of these more Beaux villages too prevented and preserved in Aspic. What we saw from MonSisiés, although picturesque, did not always fit that image. For example, La Mairie in the central square is a somewhat incongruous building, while in an opposite street, a house in ruins clearly threatened with the collapse completely.
Another problem with picturesque and historical villages is that they are heavy with tourists in the summer but empty in winter. Since it is only 20 km from the city of Albi, Monesiés is a bedroom village, which presumably means that people live throughout the year.
In addition, although its population of 1,385 (2022) is less than the highest registered population of 1,596 (1861), the decrease is not so marked as for many other villages in the region. In fact, he has a leg in the increase again in the mid -1970s.
Things to see
South French Gothic was built in the mid-16Th Century in the ruins of a Romanesque church. It is a huge building, whose tower is visible by miles around it. The size testifies the importance of the village on the pilgrimage route and its economic development.
Other attractions include a museum dedicated to two artists in the exile of the Spanish Civil War, Francisco Bajén and Martine Vega. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to see that. Nor do we visit the Saint-Jacques chapelle, which contains twenty of a real size of 15Th-The statues of the century representing scenes of passion.
We had a concert to arrive, but a return trip is in the cards. If you are visiting CORDES-SUR-CIEL, about 15 km away, or Albi, a detour to Monesiés is your time. Be careful with summer hordes and leave seasonal if you can. Monesiés has a couple of restaurants, but check its out of season opening.
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