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Narrow passage with worn ruts from cart wheels... (Roman?)

In the heart of the Montagne Noire in the Aude, in a mountain cirque, Castans spreads its seven hamlets: Bourdials, Escandelle, Lafargue, Laviale, Quintaine, Raissac, and Thérondels. The Clamoux, (etymology Clamous: the one who shouts), a rushing river, has its source there and collects seven streams which rib the landscapes of forests of chestnut trees, oaks, beeches, conifers, moors of ferns, heather and ridge lawns.

Covering an area of 40,000 square meters, Lake Pradelles-Cabardès offers a pleasant waterfront walk. Dug in 1972, Lake Birotos is an artificial lake with peaceful water. In summer, swimming is permitted and supervised by a lifeguard from July 1 to August 31. For the more adventurous, a mini-island in the middle of the lake is accessible by swimming.

A beautifully situated lake near Pradelles-Cabardès in the Montagne-noire, invites you to swim or just relax!

interesting and sporty discovery tour

The village of Pradelles-Cabardès, located at an altitude of 830 m at the foot of the Pic de Nore, took advantage of its climatic characteristics to develop a small industry in the mid-19th century based on ice production, for which demand was growing in the surrounding lowland regions. The first private icehouse for professional and commercial use was built and operated by Pierre Piquemol in 1849[2]. His son built five more in 1859. This activity gradually expanded in the commune and became a thriving business. The blocks of ice, loaded onto horse-drawn carts, were delivered to the lowland. The icehouses served the Carcassonne and Narbonne regions to the south, and the Mazamet and Castres regions to the north. Later, with the development of the railway, ice from Pradelles was delivered to various major cities in the south: Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Perpignan. But from the beginning of the 20th century with the appearance of artificial ice, the trade declined. The war of 14/18 which requisitioned men and horses dealt a fatal blow to this activity. After the armistice, only two icehouses continued their activity, that of Jean Pech which closed in 1925 and that of Jules Assémat which remained in operation until 1927. (Wikipedia)

The Pradelles-Cabardès icehouses[1] are old icehouses consisting of semi-buried pits built in the 19th century. They were used for the production and storage of blocks of ice for sale. (Wikipedia)

quiet road and beautiful climb - beware of the dogs guarding the sheep flocks