Things to See in the Languedoc: Historic
Villages and Bastides: Circulades
Circular villages. In medieval times
villages of this region were often situated on hilltops
and built in a circular fashion for defensive purposes.
Many examples can be found in the Razès.
They are now called circulades.
Examples of circular
villages are:
- Abeilhan: nearest city - Béziers
- Aigremont (Gard
département)
- Alaigne (Aude
département): nearest city Carcassonne
- Alairac, (Aude
département)
- Alignan du Vent: nearest city - Béziers
- Balaruc le Vieux, Nearest city - Montpellier
- Bellegarde du Razès, (Aude
département): nearest city Carcassonne
- Boujan sur Libron: nearest city - Béziers
- Bram:
nearest city Carcassonne
- Cailhau: nearest city Carcassonne
- La Calmette (Gard
département)
- Cailhavel: nearest city Carcassonne
- Cambieure: nearest city Carcassonne
-
Capendu, in the the
Corbières, (Aude
département): nearest city - Narbonne
- Caux (Hérault
département)
- Coustouge: nearest city Carcassonne
- La Digne d'Aval: nearest city Carcassonne
- Donazac, (Aude
département): nearest city Carcassonne
- Issel: nearest city Carcassonne
- Fabrègues (Hérault
département): Nearest city - Montpellier
- La Force: nearest city Carcassonne
- Fouzilhon (Hérault
département): nearest city - Béziers
- Frontignan: Nearest city - Montpellier
- Générac (Gard
département)
- Gruissan:
nearest city - Narbonne
- Langogne (Hérault
département)
- Lasbordes: nearest city Carcassonne
- Lasserre-de-Prouilhes: nearest city Carcassonne
- Loupia: nearest city Carcassonne
- Mazerolles du Razès, (Aude
département): nearest city Carcassonne
- Margon: nearest city - Béziers
- Mauguio, Nearest city - Montpellier
- Montclar, (Aude
département)
- Montpezat (Gard
département)
- Murviel les Béziers (Hérault
département): nearest city - Béziers
- Nézignan l'Evêque: nearest city -
Béziers
- Paulhan (Hérault
département): Nearest city - Montpellier
- Pauligne: nearest city Carcassonne
- Poussan: Nearest city - Montpellier
- Preixan (Aude
département)
- Le Pouget, Nearest city - Montpellier
- Pouzols en Minervois: nearest city - Narbonne
- Puéchabon, Nearest city - Montpellier
- Puimisson (Hérault
département): nearest city - Béziers
- Puissalicon (Hérault
département): nearest city - Béziers
- Saint-Geniès de Fontedit (Hérault
département)
- Saint Géniés le Bas: nearest city
- Béziers
- Saint-Jean-de-Fos (Hérault
département)
- Saint Pargoire, Nearest city - Montpellier
- Saint Pons de Mauchiens, Nearest city - Montpellier
- Sallèles d'Aude: nearest city - Narbonne
- Sauvagnargues (Gard
département)
- Siran: nearest city - Béziers
- Thézan les Béziers: nearest city
- Béziers
- Tuchan: nearest city Carcassonne
- Uzès
(Gard
département)
- Vilar Saint Anselme: nearest city Carcassonne
- Villeneuve-les-Montréal: nearest city Carcassonne
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