Buzignargues
On the old Roman road from Nîmes to Toulouse via Sommières, Buzignargues is situated in the plain and remains an agricultural commune where vineyards and olive trees dominate.
The capitelles scattered here and there bear witness to this, as do the three cereal mills (only one remains) which stood near the Fontbonne spring.
The old village of Buzignargues is grouped around its church dating from the end of the 11th century, reworked in the 14th century, a large sundial decorates its façade. Its interest lies in a beautiful clock mechanism dated 1912.
A square shaded by hundred-year-old hackberry trees and a reservoir from which water was drawn using a windmill are other attractions of this small village centre.
At the beginning of the 17th century, the lords, the Counts of Guilleminet, decided to build a castle that retained a certain archaism due to the presence of fortification elements. This building, which is now classified as a historical monument and is privately owned, has gardens and terraces.
The ford that used to allow the crossing of the river was swept away by a flood in the middle of the 19th century. The inhabitants then decided to build a bridge. Since then, an elegant three-arched bridge has spanned the Benovia to the east of the village.
- Bus line 611
Mairie de Buzignargues
1 Place de la Mairie
04 67 86 91 52
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Heritage and culture in Buzignargues
- The Château de Guilleminet (17th century, private)
- The Romanesque church (11th and 14th century)
- Bridge built by subscription
- Mills, windmill, bread oven
- Neolithic traces
- Dolmens
- Bullfighting tradition
- Buzi'Bières (in September)
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