Lasbordes combines a rich architectural history with a concrete connection to cycling. Visitors choosing a destination for its cultural history or as a cycling stop will find different points of interest here: Saint-Christophe and the Aqueduc de Tréboul shape the architectural history, while the L'échappée des 23 écluses route reaches Lasbordes.

Saint-Christophe: a church spanning several eras

Saint-Christophe Church was built around 1150. It initially served as a castle chapel and later as a parish church. A reconstruction toward the end of the 13th century created a Gothic church with a single-nave body. This is divided into four bays; the choir ends in an apse. The church’s early origins and its Gothic form therefore belong to different construction phases.

The paintings and furnishings also reflect later centuries. The church features 14th-century wall paintings. In 1679, its main altarpiece was commissioned from Jean-Jacques Mélair, a sculptor from Carcassonne. The lower section of the altarpiece is decorated with six large Solomonic columns. Thus, medieval wall paintings stand alongside altar furnishings commissioned several centuries later.

The Aqueduc de Tréboul

The Aqueduc de Tréboul is a four-arched aqueduct or bridge built by Vauban. Dominique Gillade constructed it between 1687 and 1689; it was widened in the 19th century. Its construction and later alteration are two distinct phases. Together with the church’s history, which dates back to the 12th century, the aqueduct extends the timeline of Lasbordes’ architectural history into the early modern period and the 19th century.

Town plan and historical traces

Lasbordes’ circular town plan remains preserved as a legacy of medieval urban planning. Saint-Christophe occupies the central position on the site of the former castle. During the feudal period, Lasbordes was also home to a commandery. The town’s history therefore encompasses not only surviving architectural features but also another historical institution from the feudal era.

Cycling route and timetable information

The L'échappée des 23 écluses cycling route reaches Lasbordes 1.8 kilometres after the turn at the Écluse de la Criminelle. This distance refers to the section after that turn, not to the total length of the route. As route information is subject to local signage conditions, check the signs before setting off. The Lasbordes municipal website publishes timetable information for LIO bus route 403. Check the current timetable before travelling.

Pasta made from its own durum wheat

Domaine de Périès makes pasta from its own durum wheat. The wheat is grown on carefully selected plots reserved exclusively for its own production. For travellers interested in where local food comes from, this is a concrete example: growing the wheat and making the pasta are linked through the use of its own raw ingredient.

When choosing a stay in Lasbordes, you can therefore weigh different interests: architectural and local history, cycling, or local food production. The church’s history spans its early construction, its Gothic rebuilding and its 17th-century furnishings; the aqueduct adds another chapter to the area’s architectural history. For planning a cycling leg or bus journey, current route signage and published timetable information are practical points of reference.

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