The Servières Rocks

Located in the heart of the Millevaches Regional Nature Park in Limousin, in the north of the Corrèze department, the commune of Peyrelevade is rich in the architectural, natural and landscape heritage so characteristic of the Millevaches Plateau.
The commune takes its name from one of these standing stones (Peira Levada in Occitan), frequent in the region before Christianisation.
It has 850 inhabitants. In 2015, an asylum seekers' centre was opened, accommodating 70 people.

In the heart of the Plateau de Millevaches, the commune built the airfield at the end of the 1980s. Driven by aviation enthusiasts, the project also included the creation of an aviation development. It was used as a training site for the Egletons school of public works. 

The Servières lake belongs to EDF and diverts part of the flow of the Vienne to the hydroelectric complex at Lake Vassivière. Due to lack of maintenance, the site was drying up. Implementing a Natura 2000 contract in 2011 has enabled major restoration work to be carried out, particularly logging accompanied by skidding using animal traction. The site has been restored and is now maintained by grazing. 

The village of Servières will captivate you with its authentic granite houses, its low stone walls and its traditional architectural elements. At the edge of the village, a bakery has been restored by the La Pierre Levée association, which brings this building back to life each summer during a bread festival. 

This itinerary will focus on renewable energies since after hydroelectricity, here comes wind power. In the distance, on the flat area beyond the Chamboux forest hill, there are 6 wind turbines. 
In 2005, the first wind turbines were installed in Limousin (the only project to date). These 6 wind turbines produce the equivalent of the needs of a town of 17,500 inhabitants.

A tributary of the Loire, this 370 km long river has its source a few kilometres upstream from Peyrelevade (there is an interpretation circuit so you can get to know it). Classified as a Natura 2000 site, it winds through wetlands and peat bogs. Don't miss the magnificent Vinzannet and Luguet mill bridges which allow you to cross the river.

At the Peyrelevade campsite, the water body created in 1976 was removed in 2019: the River Vienne once again winds its way through the bog. Typical alveolus (honeycomb) landscape of the Plateau de Millevaches: the granitic peaks are covered with heather moorland (off the circuit. The ascent of the Puy du Gué offers a magnificent view of this site), the slopes are farmland dotted with south-facing villages, and the wetlands are once again of interest for grazing herds in times of drought.

This granite cross, which can be dated to the 16th century, is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and imposing roadside crosses in the Corrèze; with four elements in detail: a capital, a shaft resting on a ram that is itself installed on a plinth.
This cross is located in an area marked by the presence of the Templars, and some have put forward the controversial hypothesis of a Templar cross in connection with the nearby commandery of Feniers...