Montagnac-Montpezat

Overview

commune (associative merger — fusion-association)

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What to see, what to do

Church of Saint-Julien (Montpezat)

A 12th-13th-century church in the village of Montpezat, registered as a historic monument.

Church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Montagnac)

The parish church of Montagnac, Romanesque in origin, remodelled in the 17th century.

Village of Montpezat

A former village, almost emptied of its inhabitants at the time of the 1974 merger, a possession of the bishops of Riez from 1234 to 1631; it retains its perched character and its medieval church.

Baudinard gorges (lower gorges of the Verdon)

The stretch of the lower gorges of the Verdon bordering the south of the commune, upstream of the Quinson reservoir: cliffs and calm waters well suited to walking and water sports.

Quinson reservoir

A dam lake filled in 1975, below the commune, used for outdoor activities and tourism.

History of Montagnac-Montpezat

The present commune came into being on 1 January 1974 through the associative merger (fusion-association) of two separate communes, Montpezat and Montagnac, the latter absorbing Montpezat, which was by then almost deserted. Montagnac is mentioned as early as 1020 in the form Monteniacus, and Montpezat appears in the charters in 1138. The two places came under the bishops of Riez: Montpezat from 1234 to 1631, Montagnac from 1309 until the Revolution. From 1815 to 1940 Montagnac bore the nickname 'Montagnac-les-Truffes', in reference to its truffle production. The commune has produced olive oil covered by an AOC. Today tourism accounts for part of its activity, with a holiday village, a campsite and a high number of second homes, thanks to the proximity of the Verdon.