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La Romieu

Name: La Romieu
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Location: La Romieu, Condom, Occitania, France

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1. La Romieu et Marsolan – loop in the little French Tuscany

24.8km

01:38

340m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. La Romieu – View of La Romieu loop from La Romieu

28.9km

01:58

430m

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3. View of La Romieu – La Romieu loop from Quartier de Bagatelle

31.5km

02:06

460m

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Adélaïde de Valence

February 8, 2023

La Romieu, classified among the "most beautiful villages of France" is an important stage of the roads of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, being at the crossroads of the roads starting from Puy and Rocamadour. Its collegiate church is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, but the village is also renowned for its many rosebushes and gardens, notably that of Coursiana. In summer, every Monday, a local farmers' market is held on the main square.

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Thierry SCHIAVI - Ô Gravel !

September 9, 2025

Don't miss La Romieu to greet Angeline and the cats. I didn't see any, at least not alive ones. I didn't stop there either. To get there, I took the 6 km road; you can also get there via the GR (Greater French National Trail). Its Saint-Pierre collegiate church, a 14th-century Gothic masterpiece listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is imposing.

Now for the legend... Around 1342, a terrible famine struck La Romieu. The starving inhabitants went so far as to eat all the cats in the village, thinking they were preserving their meager resources.
But a little girl named Angeline, an orphan taken in by a local couple, adored cats. She hid two in the cellar, secretly feeding them, and then they bred. A little later, with all the cats gone, the village was invaded by thousands of rats, destroying the meager grain reserves and causing an even worse disaster.
It was then that Angeline freed her cats. They multiplied again, drove out the rats, and saved the village.
Angeline was honored by the villagers, and according to legend, her face took on the appearance of a cat, with feline features—a magical transformation to thank her love and loyalty to cats.
Today, in tribute to this story, numerous cat statues adorn the streets, facades, and rooftops of the village.

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Location: La Romieu, Condom, Occitania, France

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1. La Romieu et Marsolan – loop in the little French Tuscany

2. La Romieu – View of La Romieu loop from La Romieu

3. View of La Romieu – La Romieu loop from Quartier de Bagatelle

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