Aubrac
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In France at the south of the Massif Central, Aubrac is located between three départements: Cantal, Aveyron, Lozère and between three régions: Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées, Languedoc-Roussillon. This country is a highland at 1000 meters of altitude and his highest point to 1400m.
Habitants
From the Roman Gaul period , gabalians (Lozère) and Rutènians (Aveyron) are living here. Gabalians are the Alésia's Survivors, dixit Caesar.
Landscape
History
In the early Middle Ages, Grégory of Tours recorded an incident of a Pagan right at the lake near Mount Hélanus. Later, a pilgrim of St. James, Adallard (a Flemish viscount), survived after a fight in the area; out of gratitude to God he built the Dômerie (hospital) at Aubrac. The town of Aubrac grew around the hospital.
The Dômerie was home to monks until the French Revolution. The monks fed and sheltered passing pilgrims, and rang a "Bell of the Lost" during times of snow.
Rules of life at the Dômerie in Latin dating from the Middle Ages have been placed on the Internet.[link]
Culture
Every last week-end of August, a literary festival takes place in Aubrac: Rencontres aubrac
External links
- [Official site of Aubrac]
- [Official Site of Saint-chély d'Aubrac]
- [Official site of Lozère]
- [Official site of Aveyron]
- [Views of the ancient Aubrac's Hospital]
- [Photography of Aubrac'cows]
- [Les Rencontres d'Aubrac, a literary festival about mythology]
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