Faugères, Hérault
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Faugères is a commune
in the Hérault
department in southern France
.
The village is particularly well known for the quality of the appellation of wines, Faugères AOC
, that it lends its names to.
Faugeres is also well known for the old windmills that overlook the village from a nearby hill. One of the windmills has now been restored using ancient techniques and may be seen in operation between June and September.
of Faugères dates back to at least 1030AD, but it was heavily damaged during the Wars of Religion
and today only small sections of the keep, the watch tower and castle wall remain.
Four protestant churches have existed in Faugères over time and two remain today. The most recently built church was built in 1837 with stones taken from the old castle ruins.
In the hills around Faugères are many Capitelles, round dry stone shelters with vaulted roofs, built to protect shepherds and farmers from the elemeents. These constructions are many centuries old.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The village is particularly well known for the quality of the appellation of wines, Faugères AOC
Faugères AOC
Faugères is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in France and is named after Faugères. It is also known as Coteaux-du-Languedoc Faugères and lies 20 km northwest of Béziers, on the hills of Hérault...
, that it lends its names to.
Faugeres is also well known for the old windmills that overlook the village from a nearby hill. One of the windmills has now been restored using ancient techniques and may be seen in operation between June and September.
History
The castleCastle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
of Faugères dates back to at least 1030AD, but it was heavily damaged during the Wars of Religion
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion is the name given to a period of civil infighting and military operations, primarily fought between French Catholics and Protestants . The conflict involved the factional disputes between the aristocratic houses of France, such as the House of Bourbon and House of Guise...
and today only small sections of the keep, the watch tower and castle wall remain.
Four protestant churches have existed in Faugères over time and two remain today. The most recently built church was built in 1837 with stones taken from the old castle ruins.
In the hills around Faugères are many Capitelles, round dry stone shelters with vaulted roofs, built to protect shepherds and farmers from the elemeents. These constructions are many centuries old.