Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras: Holiday apartments and houses

Hiking

The challenging Haute Vallée de la Lergue hike begins and ends in Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras. The 16.0-kilometre route takes five hours, lies in the core zone of the Causses et Cévennes cultural landscape, which embodies Mediterranean agropastoralism, and passes through pastureland, the Lergue Valley and a dolomitic formation amid varied vegetation.

For their stay in and around Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras, travellers may want to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras is recognised as a UNESCO natural heritage site for its agropastoral landscape and includes 370 hectares of farmland as well as 900 hectares of pasture and woodland.

The Pas de l'Escalette is a narrow opening in the limestone cliffs between the foothills of the Lodévois and the heights of the Larzac.

Culture and history

Since ancient times, the Pas de l'Escalette has been a strategic pass connecting the plains of Hérault with the high plateaus of Aveyron. The lavognes and gloriettes of Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras are part of the area's minor architectural heritage.

The village church of Saint-Félix-de-Gellone dates from the 12th to the 15th century and was restored in 2016. The remains of a 12th-century tower survive from Château de Pons de Léras.

Agriculture

Local breeders have been supplying milk for the production of Roquefort for decades. Agriculture in Saint-Félix-de-l'Héras includes keeping sheep, cattle and pigs.

Other places: Saint-Geniès-De-Fontedit, Aspiran, Galargues, Les Matelles, Liausson, Ferrals-les-Montagnes, Montblanc, Aumes

To the main travel overview: Hérault.