History of the Lou Cante Perdrix

Lou Cante Perdrix is an old building of the French National Coal Board which was made up of an administarative office, a training school to mining works, as well as a music school for the coming colliers. ...

Nature around the Lou Cante perdrix

Our guests are always agreeably surprised by this vegetation and those hills around that hide the wildlife treasures. ...

A historical painting

Painting of the Lou Cante Perdrix with a view of the hill called " Château de Porte". ...

A historical painting
View of the whole castle

The Napoleonic (Napoleon III) architecture of the castle and the importance of the latter in the village comes from the mining industry. This building was the first one to be built in the village, just before the main residence of the directors. And as industrialisation progressed to reach the number of 4,500 inhabitants, the residence ...