The Lot valley

THE LOT VALLEY

Sources of the rivers in the Haute Vallée du Lot.

The Haute Vallée du Lot (high valley of the river Lot) stretches from the source of the river Lot in the Goulet hills, to its confluence with the Colagne.

At the source of the Lot, the valley is deep and enclosed, wild and picturesque, but after Chadenet it is much more forested.

Ancient villages such as Bagnols-les-Bains and Saint- Hélène have nestled on the edge of the hillsides since time immemorial.

A little further on, the winding valley narrows through natural wilderness of conifers and deciduous trees.
Closer to Mende are Causse de Mende, the Causse de Changefège and the foothills of the Margeride.