24 THE LAKE OF LES SAGNES THE MEDIAEVAL VILLAGE OF CARDAILLAC A few kilometres from , the village of Cardaillac is fMEDIUM f SITUATION : Cardaillac 10 kms north of Figeac via the D840 then the D15 perched on a rocky outcrop 300m above sea level, on f START POINT : Place du Fort in Cardaillac the borders of the Ségala. This village, one of the «Most Beautiful Villages in », owes its name to a powerful GPS Coordinates : Coordonnées GPS : N 44.679403° E 1.994897° family who held sway over the Ségala and gave rise to several branches in Quercy (Lacapelle-Marival, Thémines, DURATION : 3hrs. 30mins. Saint Cirq….). The dwellings were huddled around the LENGTH : 12 kms fort with its two 12th C. towers and its ramparts. Many

WAYMARKING : Yellow interesting elements of its old architecture subsist in the village lanes : doorways with Gothic arches, jettied-out 544 m PARTICULAR DIFFICULTIES : façades, mullioned windows, signs carved on sandstone crossing of a small stream 263 m doorway. 334 m

D From the Pace du Fort in Cardaillac, 4 At the calvary statue, go down on take the path leading from the car the right on the grassy path beside a Starting from park and go up to the D15, turn left on chestnut wood. Cross the little road Cardaillac, the cradle of this towards Saint-Bressou. Just after and continue on the path up to the “ the sign indicating the end of the hamlet of Espinadet. Continue via the one of the oldest feudal village, take the path going down to families in France, this road to the left towards Pauly. After the left. Follow this for about 1 km as the hamlet, the road veers righ and walk will take you through far as the D15 and then turn left. comes to a fork. Take the track on the conifer woods and to Les left for 1 km. Sagnes lake. 1 Just after a bridge, turn right towards the Goule Mill and follow 5 Turn right to follow the little road ” the road up to this. Go along by the up to the lake. Leave this road by the mill and after the sign, take a grassy left to cross the car park for the lake TO SEE IN THE AREA… path to the left. 50 m further on, ; then follow the path which goes • Cardaillac : «Musée at the fork, take the path to the left round the lake by the left. When you Eclaté, towers and ram which runs by the woods. Cros the come to the dyke, continue straight parts of l’Horloge and of little canal and the Drauzou stream on along the path which takes you Sagnes (11th and 12th which comes after it. Take the shady back to Cardaillac following the C.), tour around the Fort path going up alongside the woods. GR®6. • Lacapelle Marival : Church and 15th C. 2 Where paths cross, take the one market hall, 13th-16th which goes up opposite and come C. Château out at a crossroads. Cross the D15 • Figeac : Heritage Centre, and follow the sign for Sabadel. On «Town of Art and History» entering the hamlet, take the road on the right then, after the last building, f FOOD SHOPS/ fork left. 30 m further on, go past the RESTAURANTS ETC Levat road on your left. Cardaillac On a left-hand bend in the road INFORMATION 3 f take the track opposite you. Come to a Grand Figeac and Célé Valley road (GR®6), turn left. Where it forks, Tourist Office go to the right. 05 65 34 06 25 www.tourisme-figeac.com