The Parleur circuit

4 points of interest

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  Small patrimony

  Ruins of Le Bost Mill

  On the banks of the Parleur, are the ruins of the Moulin du Bost: dry stone walls, watercourse, pits, millstones and a collapsed belfry with inscriptions 1840 and 1848. In the 16th century, Michel de Bost, the first known owner, produced wheat flour there. Milling activity ceased at the beginning of the 20th century, and nature gradually reclaimed the buildings. In the 1890s, there was an open-air cafe at the mouth of the river, to which Limoges workers came to dance and fish.

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  Flora

  ZNIEFF Taurion Valley, source of the Parleur

  Classified as a Natural Area of Ecological, Faunistic and Flora Interest (ZNIEFF), the Taurion Valley offers a preserved natural environment, with beech and oak woods and wet meadows. The valley offers remarkable landscapes and a special habitat for many species. We can observe the otter and the genet as well as rare botanical species: Tutsan, known as the All-Purpose Herb, Toadflax-leaved St. John's Wort and Sibthorpia europeana, or Cornish moneywort (protected).

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  River

  The River Taurion

  The Taurion rises on the Plateau de Millevaches, at an altitude of 785 m, covers 125 km and passes through 29 communes before flowing into the Vienne. In Saint-Martin, the Taurion is joined by several tributaries, including the Parleur in Le Bost. The high flow rate has long allowed the flotation of timber and various industrial activities: flour and paper mills, presses... and today a hydroelectric plant. The river is also very full of fish, much to the delight of fishermen.

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  Small patrimony

  Village of Le Bost

  A picturesque hamlet with old stone houses.