Discover the Monédières | Ventadour-Egletons-Monédières in Corrèze

Moorlands, coniferous forests, meadows as far as the eyes can see … Here begins the Monédières Massif, southern part of the Plateau of Millevaches, in the foothills of the Massif Central, between the Vézère Valley in the North and the Corrèze Valley in the South.

The Ventadour-Egletons-Monédières’ territory extends over part of this Massif, and its marked landforms reveal many puys with rounded shapes. One of the most emblematic is the Suc-au-May in Chaumeil. Culminating at 908 meters above the sea level, it is one of the most visited views of the Monédières. Its orientation table, inaugurated in 1935, offers a sumptuous panorama and a view of several kilometers on the horizon. Fresh air is breathed in and the sky and the earth are seen as one.

The Puy de Sarran is also one of the emblematic points of view of this granite set so particular in Corrèze. 820 meters above the sea level, an orientation table and especially a triple ordeal : the Puy de Sarran makes us admire what is most beautiful in the Monédières, thanks to varied breathtaking landscapes, …

The Massif des Monédières is also home to an area classified Natura 2000: “The Moors of the Monédières”, an area that sees the presence of several important habitats (moors, kite lucane or Barbastelle).

The Monédières in music

A famous song says in French :

“Les yeux de nos grands-mères, la voix de nos grands-pères, l’odeur de cette terre, vue sur les Monédières”, meaning “The eyes of our grandmas, the voice of our grandpas, the smell of this land, with a view over the Monédières”. A correzian band called Trois Cafés Gourmands and its song “A nos souvenirs” (“To our memories”) made the entire Corrèze proud and made other regions of France discover this little piece of Corrèze that are the Monédières.

But the Trois Cafés Gourmands were not the first ones to sing about the Monédières. Jean Ségurel, one of the most famous accordionists of the 20th Century, born in a little village called Chaumeil, often put the Monedieres in his song. “Bruyères Corréziennes” or “Autour des Monédières” are the most famous records of this 10 million-record-selling musician that was called “the accordion troubadour”.

Athletes and lovers of wide open spaces can quietly cross the Monédières, thanks to numerous hiking trails, to discover the fauna and flora more closely and savor the beauty of these landscapes that extend on the horizon …

And for gourmets, the Massif of Monédières is also the land of blueberries, these little sweet berries that we love to eat in pie or jam. 25 tons of blueberries is produced every year in Limousin. Many producers from the Corrèze region are specialized in harvesting these delicious wild berries

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