Le Petit Bistrot est ouvert du mardi au dimanche midi, de 8h30 à 14h30 et de 16h30 à 21h

La restauration débutera fin octobre si tout va bien et nous proposerons le midi : un plat du jour, des salades variées et des sandwiches le soir ce sera des tapas et autres brochettes pour accompagner l'apéro !

Nous sommes ouverts à toute demande spécifique et ponctuelle (un anniversaire, un groupe de passage.

Tel 04 6726 1611

Golf at Chateau Lavagnac - read all about it - Developers site Golf -course design FT article

Read the story of an English Family who spent one year in St Pons de Mauchiens also in french.

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A tiny village perched on a hill, St. Pons de Mauchiens is a typical example of the "circulade" type villages dating back to the XI and XII centuries. The castle there was built for the Bishops of Agde in 1199. Just 4km from the village you may also admire a fine mill the : "Moulin de Roquemengarde" on the river Hérault. To really escape from the modern world, there is a fine footpath (17km) that has been recently restored and marked out leading from the outskirts of the village right out into the hilly "garrigue" countryside, perfumed with thyme, lavender and rosemary.

There is a legend around the long name of this very small village : one of the lords of the castle owned a pack of ferocious dogs ("chien" in French) that he let loose at nightfall. One day he arrived home late and the doors to the castle were locked. The dogs did not recognise their master, savagely attacked him at the throat and tore him to pieces !

To capture the character of the village you can view a selection of photographs taken by Georgia Glynn Smith. Other examples of her work can be seen at her web site.

For a comprehensive history of the village please click here. Thanks to Tim Moore for providing this document which is based on a document prepared by the late Gabriel Pargoire, a former mayor of the village.

The area makes an ideal location for a holiday and further information can be found at Languedoc holiday guide and Pezenas family activities sites.