Maxou: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The nave of Notre Dame de l’Assomption in Maxou dates from the late 11th or early 12th century. Its apse has six blind arcades and three high-set narrow openings, which are associated with the church’s medieval defensive function.

Renting a holiday apartment in Maxou can be a possible starting point for planning your own trip.

Culture and History

The north chapel of Notre Dame de l’Assomption was added in the early 16th century; the wall bell tower was built in the 19th century. In the hamlet of Brouelles, which belongs to Maxou, there is also a recently restored washhouse to see.

The Church of Saint-Pierre in Brouelles is a small Romanesque building with a short nave, a section with a bell tower, and a semicircular apse closed by a calotte vault. Based on the form of the portal and its archaic decoration, its oldest parts are likely to date from the early 12th century. A two-bay south chapel was added in the late 15th or very early 16th century. The choir paintings can be dated to the late 18th or very early 19th century.

Paths through the Countryside

A hiking route to Maxou follows the Ruisseau de Maxou valley to the village. Another hiking route from Saint-Pierre-Lafeuille to Maxou leads to Notre Dame de l’Assomption, which dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. The hiking trail also leads to the ruins of Revel, which may have been the Revel family’s seigneurial residence dating from the 13th century. The ruins of Revel should be avoided because of the risk of falling rocks.

The Route De Maxou à Brouelles passes through two shady little valleys and over limestone slopes. The Circuit de Maxou is an easy circular route covering 7.5 km, with 182 metres of elevation gain and a duration of approximately two hours.

Winegrowing

Mas Levigné is a three-hectare vineyard on clay-limestone soil in the municipality of Maxou. The wine is produced organically; the estate has been certified accordingly since 2017 and has also followed biodynamic practices since 2018. Mas Levigné offers free tours and wine tastings all year round.

Further destinations: Marcilhac-Sur-Cele, Valroufié, Sénaillac-Latronquiére, Puy-L'evéque, Mayrinhac-Lentour, Saint-Sulpice, Gindou, Gignac.

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