AUTOIRE Village
Housed in the hollow of a narrow valley with steep cliffs, this village occupies an exceptional site. The Quercy character is present at every corner of the alleys, there are magnificent half-timbered houses, sumptuous residences with turrets, a 15th century manor house and an 18th century remodeled Romanesque church.
PRESENTATION
Variegated with turrets, fruity-colored roofs and blond facades, Autoire was once a popular holiday resort for the notables of Saint-Céré.
The village has retained all of its character. Its streets reveal half-timbered or corbelled houses, a fountain decorated with bronze dolphins, a church with a Romanesque bedside (12th century) as well as elegant manor houses such as the Laroque-Delprat manor or the Busquelles castle.
HISTORY
It's hard to imagine that the village was besieged by the English during the Hundred Years War and was even a den of brigands.
The remains of the “English castle”, an eagle's nest used by the infamous Bernard de la Salle who ransomed Figeac around 1371, bear witness to this, hanging from the Autoire circus.
Autoire has forgotten this tumultuous past, offering us the beauty of its natural setting and the serenity of its old stones basking in the sun.
Unofficial tourism websites for AUTOIRE
An official website, go ahead, visit !
Another official website, click !
The waterfall of the Autoire river, at the bottom of the circus from a height of about 30 m (beautiful walk under the foliage).
