Saint-Pons finds its origin in a Benedict monastery, founded in 936AD by Raymond Pons. This village hosts the main “centre dáccueil”of the Parc Naturel Regional du Haut-Languedoc.

Not far from Saint Pons the Caves of La Devèze are situated. These were discovered in 1886 when the railways from Bédarieux to Castres were built. In 1932 they partly opened to the public. The caves are most famous for their beautiful calcite-and aragonite concretions.

Les Gorges d' Héric       

The river Héric rises at an altitude of 1000 meters in the Espinousse and, after a drop of 800 meters over 8 kms, falls into the river Orb. The “Gorges” are a steep and quirky rift, often used as practice area for mountaineers. But it is also an ideal trip for regular hikers, for who an excellent trail has been laid out.

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