Situated on the peninsula of a loop of the Auvézère, Ségur-le-Château is, as its name suggests, a "safe place", protected by a rocky spur, which the viscounts of Limoges chose to establish their fortified castle there in the 9th century, of which only a keep remains today.
Ségur-le-Château, listed as one of the "Most beautiful villages in France" is worth a visit for its many noble houses with turrets or half-timbered houses.
It must be said that until 1750, Ségur-le-Château was the seat of a courtyard that received the calls of 361 seigneurial courts.
Numerous robins, people of dress thus attracted by this court, had an important influence on the rich heritage of the town.
Ségur-le-Château is home to some interesting sites to see such as the church of Saint-Léger, the village itself, the botanical path and the arboretum, the remains of the castle and the ramparts...
Not forgetting the traditional "Fête du Cul noir" (Black Ass Festival) organised in August by the association "Les amis du cul noir" (Friends of the Black Ass), which brings together 35 breeders from the region (Dordogne, Corrèze, Haute-Vienne).
A colourful festival to the glory of this local breed of pig...
Ségur-le-Château
Tourist Office of the Pays de Saint-Yrieix
Tel: 05 55 08 20 72
Ségur-le-Château's office (in season)
Phone : 05 55 73 39 92
http://www.ségur-le-château.fr
info@tourisme-saint-yrieix.com
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