Hautefage-la-Tour, la balade de la Malausie

The monumental tower, which gave its name to the site, can be seen from almost anywhere along the route. The commune of Hautefage is famous for its church with a fortified bell tower to which a round turret is attached. This building dominates a hill in the Pays de Serres, squeezed between the valleys of the Tancanne, Lestaque and Lajasse. Since the end of the Middle Ages, it has been a place of pilgrimage renowned throughout the kingdom of France. The water of the spring flows from the choir of the church, crosses it and comes out to the west in a fountain. It had the power to cure sterility. Anne de Beaujeu, daughter of Louis XI, gave birth to a daughter after her visit to Hautefage. The village, benefiting from the manna provided by tourism at the time, owes its existence to this fountain.