Imagine seeing the Haute-Corrèze by tramway along the Transcorrézien routePark at the tourist information officeGo to the main street and follow it to the left. Pass in front of the town hall. At the crossroads at the exit of the town, go towards Neuvic then turn left towards St-Pantaleon.Turn right onto the tarmac path before the water tower. At the bottom of the descent, continue straight ahead in the woodland undergrowth. Go to the right around the pond and cross the dike. Go up to the left on the trail along the edge of the pond that passes below the gîtes. You come to a small footbridge. Proceed.At the end of the pond, go up towards the car park. Continue to the left along the road. Cross the stream. 50 m later, turn right onto the rising grassy path.Take the road to the right and then towards "houses from 1 to 17". 10 m further on, take the path immediately on the left. At the next crossroads, turn left at the stable to return towards the road. Follow it to the right, pass the locomotive and continue on the road. Go through La Croix Neuve.Turn right towards the sports hall, then right on the path after the hall. Go left after the chalet. The path becomes a trail and joins a pathway that you follow to the left. Turn left at the next crossroads. Follow this pathway for 1 km: this is the old Tacot tramway track.Cross the road and the esplanade. Leave a path on the right that goes towards the viaduct and go up the grassy path. Go on alongside the water treatment plant to a road that you follow on the right.Before the church, take the rue du Viaduc on the right, which descends, becomes a path and then a trail. At Jardin de Firmin, there are two possibilities: the path on the right overlooks the site or, off the circuit, go down into the garden.Follow the road to the left. Go through a tunnel. Enter the second tunnel, which leads to the viaduct. Turn around, pass through the 2 tunnels. 100 m after the last one, go up to the right by a steep path which leads to the village.Follow the path to the right that leads to Soursac, then go around the church to the right and turn right at the D 16.
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max. 549 m
min. 378 m
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Alimenté par le ruisseau du même nom, le plan d’eau offre un plan d'eau de 8 ha, permettant baignade surveillée en juillet et août, pêche, jeux d'enfants et toboggan aquatique. Un sentier permet d’en faire le tour.
Ce « locotracteur type 26TDE » offre un vestige du « tacot », ce tramway qui reliait au début du 20è siècle Ussel à Tulle. En moyenne, 190 passagers empruntaient chaque jour ce tramway, qui desservait une 50aine de villages, dont Soursac.
Tous les ans fin juillet, le festival de création artistique contemporaine Sculpturama invite des artistes à mettre en valeur le patrimoine bâti et naturel. Plusieurs sculptures réalisées pendant le festival sont visibles sur les extérieurs de la salle des sports de Sourcas.
Point de départ d’un parcours de découverte du « Tacot », cette ancienne gare (aujourd’hui disparue), a été un point d’étape de de tramway jusqu’en 1959. Symbole du modernisme, il a ainsi permis le désenclavement du territoire.
Sur l’église Saint-Julien de Brioude se dresse un clocher datant du XIIe siècle. Les vitraux du chœur ont été réalisés au début du XXe siècle par Pierre-Jules Boulanger (1833-1911), maître-verrier rouennais. C’est sur son parvis que débute le chemin qui descend au Jardin Firmin.
Jardin en terrasses, il doit son nom à Firmin, ancien tailleur de pierre, qui au siècle dernier descendait chaque jour s’occuper de son coin de terre. Il offre un très beau panorama sur le viaduc des Rochers Noirs.
The starting point of the circuit to explore the "Tacot", this former station (now disappeared), was a stopping point for the tramway until 1959. A symbol of modernism, it allowed the opening up of the region.
The terraced garden owes its name to Firmin, a former stone mason, who in the last century came down to tend his patch of land every day. It offers a stunning panoramic view over the Rochers Noirs viaduct.
Tourist information office car park, Soursac
Joint departure with the "Beyond the Water" trail. Follow the signs carefully as you leave the village.
40 km from Meymac, follow the D 181 and D 166.
You will discover the natural heritage of Soursac as you go to the Pont-Aubert lake. After passing the old station, you will follow the Tacot track. You will visit Firmin's garden and his hut, which offers a breathtaking view of the Luzège Valley, and you will reach the Rochers Noirs viaduct, built between 1911 and 1913 and today classified as a historical monument.
Tourist information office car park, Soursac
Tourist information office car park, Soursac