OUR LIFE IN CHALABRE:

An American Expat in
the South of France

THE HAUTE VALLEE
(May 2006)


The Haute Vallée of the Aude if that small, hilly region located between Chalabre to the west on the one hand and Limoux and Couiza to the east on the other -- it also includes Esperaza, Fa and Rouvenac to the South. It is comprised of a number of small, beautiful villages, nestled into the hills.


A-explorin' we go...
Beanie on the small winding roads of the Haute Vallée


To the South, the Pyrénnées...


The verdant hills...


Hills and valleys...


Country roads far away from everything...


Joty Bas (Lower Joty), the property of our friends the Turners...


...near the hilltop hamlet of
Carraguel.

 
The pittoresque village of
La Serpent is perched at the top of the Haute Vallée.

 
The Château of La Serpent.

 
The Château, the Village and the wine fields.

 
Clockwise, more wine-field and the remnants of an ancient watchtower on the horizon

 
More watchtowers between La Serpent and...


...the neighboring village of
Conilhac-de-la-
Montagne

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The countryside near Conilhac...

 
Winefields near Conilhac...

 
The village of
Roquetaillade.

 
The road towards
Castelreng - on top of the hills in the distance, éoliennes (windpower generator)

 
Close-up on the
éoliennes.

 
The countryside past Castelreng...

 
...and towards
La Digne d'Amont.

 
The village of
Ajac on the road Limoux-
Chalabre.

 
Ajac sits on top a small hill.

 
Just past Ajac, looking towards
Villelongue.

 
The pittoresque town of
Saint-Benoît lies in a hollow on the road to Chalabre,

 
The poplar-lined road leading to Saint-Benoît.