OUR LIFE IN CHALABRE: An American Expat in the South of France

PUIVERT (June 2005) Puivert is a small village located about 10 miles south of Chalabre. It features an ancient Cathar Fortress built atop a hill overlooking the village and a small lake (or large pond) with a restaurant open only in the summer. South of the village are several hamlets and a road winding its way up onto the towns of Ezpezel, Belcaire and the Plateau de Sault. (also see Jour de Foire in Espezel). The Keep of Puivert in the distance The Keep of Puivert - closer view The Lake of Puivert and the village A pittoresque house by the roadside at L'Escale on the way to the Plateau de Sault A beautiful garden at L'Escale Plateau de Sault - Southern view towards the Pyrénées and Ax-les-Thermes Plateau de Sault - western view Cows in a pasture near Puivert