ENTRE CHÂTEAU ET RIGOLE

With its sunny facades, Saissac dominates the Lauragais plain. From here, the view of the Pyrenees is spectacular. The village, with its balconies and gardens, medieval houses and vestiges of a prestigious past, bears the name of an illustrious noble family. The most famous was Bertrand de Saissac, whose castle overlooks the Vernassonne valley.

Water is everywhere, collected by the ‘béals’, supplying wash-houses and fountains. The grass is green as can be and the land of the Saissagais region is ideal for livestock farming. Cows, sheep and game graze peacefully. Under the reign of Louis XIV, Pierre Paul Riquet designed and built an artificial stream and a clever hydraulic system: the Rigole de la Montagne, which has been supplying the Canal du Midi without fail for over 350 years.