Le Puech Monseigne et ses coccinelles
Orientation table with pretty 360° view of the viaduct of Millau, the gorges du Tarn, the Cévennes, the Larzac, the mountains of Auvergne... Ladybirds congregate here at the end of the summer.
At Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou take the road towards Mauriac until the junction indicating Monseigne. Park there and take a gentle slope but not shaded path for 30mn-1h (2km). Orientation table, typical vegetation of the region with heather, broom and eagle fern.
On this site there is a Celtic enclosure dating back to the 5th century BC. Despite the excavations, the exact function of this place remains enigmatic.
You will also see ladybugs hidden between the stones of the orientation tables and the clapas (piles of stones). The Monseigne serves as a refuge for them. You will find a panel explaining their presence.
A high and triangular metallic installation will also hold your attention. It is the measuring instrument used by the astronomers Delambre and Méchain at the end of the 18th century to define the meter as a unit of measurement by a system of triangulation.
