Puy-l'Évêque

Puy-l'Évêque (French pronunciation: [pɥi levɛk]; Languedocien: Puèg l’Avesque) is a commune of France situated in the Lot department, in the Occitanie region.

In 1580, during the Wars of Religion, it was besieged unsuccessfully by the Protestants under the future King Henri IV; the marks of his cannonballs can still be seen in the main church of Saint-Sauveur.

Beneath it, the Cale along the Lot is the landing where the gabarres (river barges) of the old days transported the region's wine to Bordeaux for export.

Rue de la Cale follows a stream called the Clédelles, once lined with the mills that supplied the medieval town's prosperity.

The church of Saint-Sauveur (14th-16th centuries) stands on a height outside the center; in medieval times it was built into the town's wall, to serve as a strong point in its defense.

General view