Corconne

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Villages > Corconne      

Nearby:  | Buzignargues 18 km | Castries 25 km | Causse Oppidum 12 km | Galargues 18 km | Nîmes 40 km | Saint Bauzille-de-Montmel 14 km | Saint Mathieu-de-Tréviers 14 km | Sauve 13 km | Sommières 20 km | Vacquières 4 km | Villevieille 21 km |

Below: | Olive Oil | Chateau of Corconne | Itineraries | Hiking | Dining | Lodging Hotels |

Corconne is a pleasant enough little village, but doesn't have any particular interesting attractions for tourists. We went there for the hiking in the hills to the north, and enjoyed very much our walk around the old streets of the village.

Olive Oil

Corconne had two olive-oil mills working from the 17th century up to 1914. Although the mills are now gone, the village still hosts a Fête de l'Olive on the 2nd Sunday of every December.

The old mills are gone, but there is an Auberge du Moulin à Huile in the village, probably at the site of one of the mills.

Chateau of Corconne

On top of the cliffs overlooking Corconne village are the ruins of a 12th-century fortified castle. The immensely thick walls of the castle remains, along with its position perched on the edge of the cliff, takes a visitor's imagination back to 1627 when the Duke of Rohan captured it. The Duke was forced to abandon the castle on the immanent arrival of the Catholic troupes of the Marechal d'Estrées.

Inside the fortified courtyard of the castle, the remaining building is the ancient Chapel. The thick walls of the chapel, though, derive from its originally designed purpose as the guard house of the castle.

Itineraries

Itineraries

Vidourle and Quissac Itinerary

A 52-km circuit for bicycle, car or motorcycle, about 20 km north of Sommières, making a loop of picturesque little villages in the hills and vineyards on both sides of the Vidourle valley. Visits: Quissac, Liouc, Corconne, Brouzet-les-Quissac, Carnas, Sérignac, Cannes-et-Clairan, Montmirat, Saint Théodorit, Bragassargues, and back to Quissac.

Hiking

Maps:

IGN (1/25,000) #2742 ET "Ganges, St-Martin-de-Londres, Pic St-Loup"

There's an excellent 3-hour loop hike from Corconne village, described on our Corconne Hike page. The nearest other loop hike is a bit further north, looping south from the village of Sauve.

Dining

Chez Mimi (aka Les Platanes), a café-restaurant at the eastern edge of the village, has a standard menu and outdoor terrace [Photo-05]. It seems to be popular with motorcyclists (as well as others).

Lodging - Hotels

Hotels in Towns Nearby to Corconne

• 20 km — Sommieres hotels

• 25 km — Castries hotels

• 40 km — Nimes hotels