Travel Guide Laymont

Equidistant from Auch and Toulouse, this village stretches along a main street. Oriented east-west, it offers a magnificent panorama of the Pyrenean mountain range with a highest point of 316 m at the site of the old fort where the village was originally located with the Barri and the Marcadieu market town. The new village built in the 18th century with probably the remains of the fort reached a population of 795 inhabitants in 1846 against 219 today. From 1400 to 1789, the lordship passed from hand to hand, the De Marestaing Lords of Cogotois, the Lords of Roquelaure, Cambeils, Montesquiou and Pratviel of Amades. Most of the current buildings date from the 18th century as inscribed on several buildings that all belonged to notables, hence a beautiful architectural consistency. The church of Saint-Martin, with its 18th century bell tower wall and 3 bells, redesigned on the outside in the 19th century, has a decoration from this period: high altar, work bench, statues, wrought iron railings, paintings. It is rare to find a complete decoration of the same period like this in a rural church. In front of the church, there is a wrought iron cross, signed and dated Pierre Bertin 1769, which is the prototype of all other crosses of this style in the Savès. There are three picnic tables in Laymont, two near the church and one near the stadium with a toilet and water point. This agricultural community has several cereal producers, including a retailer selling organic flours and cereals, a horticulturist and an iris conservatory. Local events include the May1st walking tour, the Saint-Jean festival in June and the Saint-Martin festival around November 11th.