Sarlat: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In the municipality of Saint-Augustin, the lowest point lies 345 metres below the hamlet of Sarlat. The municipality covers almost 3,000 hectares and features a distinctive landscape divide.

Those choosing Sarlat as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Landscape and trails

The municipality of Saint-Augustin has several hiking trails, including two marked routes. The circular hike “From the Château de Beyssac to the Gorges du Gamonze” follows the Étang de Marut for 700 metres. After a viewpoint overlooking the Monédières, it leads to the Étang des Chaussades; the trail then continues for another 750 metres.

The circular hike crosses the Ruisseau de Gamonze, followed by a 700-metre ascent. The route is moderately difficult, takes 4 hours 30 minutes, is 16.1 kilometres long and involves 450 metres of ascent and descent respectively. It is marked in yellow, also follows the Étang de Ganezande for two kilometres and leaves the GR46 on the left.

The route can be walked and cycled by mountain bike. It passes through natural landscapes with flora, fauna, ponds, streams and panoramic views.

Culture and history

The Église Saint-Augustin in the municipality of Saint-Augustin has been listed as a historic monument since 25 September 1929. The small rural building has a rectangular single-nave layout dating from the early 13th century. Three rib-vaulted chapels were added in the 14th century, and the portal beneath the bell tower was created in the 15th century. The wooden vault of the nave preserves an unusual cambric from the late 15th century, imitating the ribs of a stone vault.

The first Église Saint-Augustin was built around the 11th century on the site of a hermitage of Augustinian monks. The Château de Beyssac is also part of the history of the municipality: it was destroyed during the fire of the Monédières and subsequently rebuilt by the La Jaurie family.

Near Les Boiroux, a single burial grave dating from the second half of the 1st century BC was discovered during ploughing in 1992. The grave goods from this archaeological discovery are displayed at the Musée du Cloître in Tulle. A small menhir in a meadow southwest of Chauzeix commemorates human presence in this area during the Megalithic period.

The Étang de Ganezande formerly belonged to the Seigneur of Beyssac. At La Serbe de Chauzeix, there is a former watering place that served as a drinking trough for livestock and a wash place for local residents; a cross stands beside it. At every crossroads and village entrance in the municipality of Saint-Augustin, there was a stone or wooden cross.

Village heritage

In the village of Tourondel, the communal oven houses a collection of traditional rural objects and can be visited free of charge. Tourondel is also home to a group of farmhouses dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The buildings are made of granite rubble masonry with visible joints and feature stepped gables and curved roof structures.

Local connections

TuT Agglo’s on-demand service enables people to travel from Saint-Augustin to Tulle. The campsite in the municipality of Saint-Augustin is located on the Route des Boiroux near the stadium.

To the higher-level travel overview: Saint-Augustin.