Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: La halle

Although Gramat only has about 3,500 inhabitants, it is one of the larger towns in the area. I walked through Gramat many years ago on my way to Rocamadour; it's only about 10 kilometers from here. The town's centerpiece is the market hall from 1880.

Lesmont is a small commune of just over 300 inhabitants in the Champagne Sèche region. Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (St. Peter in Chains) was built in the 13th century but most of the building dates from the 16th century. The carved grafitto is probably only about 120 years old.

Lesmont is a small commune of just over 300 inhabitants in the Champagne Sèche region. Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (St. Peter in Chains) was built in the 13th century but most of the building dates from the 16th century.

Lesmont is a small commune of just over 300 inhabitants in the Champagne Sèche region. Since the Middle Ages, fairs and markets have been held in several successive halls. Today's hall was built in 1855. The building consists of an open wooden structure with a slated roof. It is 27 m long, 15 m wide, and about 9 m high.

The village of Beauregard (pop. ~ 230) was founded as a bastide in the 13th century, a joint project (paréage) by the Abbey of Marcilhac-sur-Célé and the French King Philip IV. The market hall in the centre of the village was built in the 15th century.

In medieval times Fanjeaux, located on a steep hill, was a pretty large village with a population of about 3000 (today 700). It was an important place during the Albigensian Crusade. Dominic Gúzman (future "Saint Dominic"), who preached against the Cathars had settled nearby and Simon de Montfort´s armee had the headquarters during the crusade here for five years. In 1355, during the Hundred Years` War, troops led by Edward of Woodstock (aka "The Black Prince", "Prince noir") conquered and destroyed Fanjeaux, that got rebuilt and strongly fortified by a surrounding wall and 14 (!) towers. Located in the center of Fanjeaux is this shady market-hall.

A convent existed in the valley of the River Orbieu already in the 7th century. In 779 Charlemagne sponsored the convent that developed to the wealthy and powerful Abbaye Sainte-Marie over the next centuries. Lagrasse, one of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France" ("The most beautiful villages of France"), that grew around the abbey. has a population of about 550. The market hall is located in the center of the village.