VILLAGE OF HERMAUX

The name of the village of Les Hermaux recalls the term used under the Ancien Régime for former deserted and uncultivated lands: "hermes." But today, as you cross the surrounding meadows, you will see that the land is indeed cultivated. Les Hermaux is a small, authentic village where most of the houses have retained their stone walls, built of dark basalt and granite, a characteristic feature of the architecture of the foothills of the Aubrac plateau. Its very ancient origins are linked to the existence of a castle near the church, of which unfortunately only the chapel remains. This chapel was transformed into the parish church, and only the chancel survives in the current church. You will not fail to notice the communal buildings such as the oven, the chestnut drying shed, and the covered fountain: they are marked by a schist slab plaque, inscribed in French and Occitan. These plaques were placed there to commemorate these former uses.