Situated at the foot of Pic Saint-Loup, Cazevieille enchants with its wild landscapes, its rural stone buildings, its 'lavognes', its herds, and the southern light that gilds the garrigue. A village where nature takes back its rights, and where history and silence mingle in a preserved landscape.
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The village tells its story…
Cazevieille has been inhabited since Prehistory: numerous tumuli and remnants of Iron Age necropolises testify to this ancient presence.
The village has a Romanesque church, remodeled in the 17th century, which was once built at the place called La Figarède, then moved to the current village.
Ancient watchtowers (notably the Tourrières towers) overlook the village, attesting to its function of vigilance over the plateaus.
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The tumuli : necropolis of the Iron Age: ancient funerary remains that anchor Cazevieille in a long human history.
The remodeled Romanesque church (17th century): a structuring place of worship, sharing today the ancient past and modern modifications.
The Saint-Joseph chapel : at the summit of the Pic, associated with a monumental cross, high viewpoint, place of pilgrimage or popular stroll.
The watchtowers of Tourrières : defensive remains, signaling the strategic character of the site in the past.
A living terroir
Cazevieille still lives to the rhythm of the garrigue, with sheep herds until the Second World War, the wash basins that collect water for the animals, and remarkable wild vegetation — asphodels in spring, aromatic herbs, wildflowers, evergreens, holm oaks.
Viticulture is also part of the landscape, as is traditional agriculture associated with the limestone terroir.
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There are Dolmens de la Limite in the municipality, at the border with Mas-de-Londres. These dolmens materialize the funerary practices of prehistory, in an environment that is now rural and tranquil.
The people from here
The inhabitants of the municipality of Cazevieille call themselves Cazevieillois and Cazevieilloises.
