Notre Dame de Jouffe interpretation trail - Bois des Lens

Walk in the garrigue and on the heights of the Bois des Lens. Discover the oldest sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Gard.

A walk to discover Montmirat's heritage.

ROUTE :
Departure from Rue de l'ancien four.

TO DISCOVER ALONG THE WAY :
- The 11th-century castle
- The site of the protohistoric Oppidum de Jouffe
- The medieval church of Notre Dame de Jouffe, abandoned during the Wars of Religion.
- The sanctuary on the Mabousquet crest, whose foundations remain.

WORTH KNOWING:
Numerous sites have been occupied on the Malbousquet crest since the Bronze Age. On one of the hills overlooking the village, the Jouffe site, excavations have revealed the location of a protohistoric oppidum, which was later reoccupied during the Roman period. In the 11th century, a priory was built here, of which all that remains are the ruins of the church, abandoned at the time of the Wars of Religion. On the hill below are the ruins of the Castellas, a castle built in the 11th century.