Today's episode is an episode with Elyse Rivin about the town of Lavaur in Occitanie. Elyse and I went in September, and you know what? It's a cute small city of abour 11,000 inhabitants. We had a great time. It's a lovely town that attracts a lot of people who look to live in quiet area not too far from a major city.

Table of Contents for this Episode

[00:00:46] Podcast supporters
[00:03:19] Annie and Elyse
[00:03:24] Lavaur, Tarn Department
[00:04:29] Lavaur today, town or city?
[00:05:23] Happy people of Lavaur
[00:06:52] O Temps des Saveurs, Epicerie Fine
[00:07:52] Excellent Organic Food Market
[00:09:05] St Alain Cathedral
[00:09:59] Lavaur is famous for its Jacquemart (bellstriker)
[00:13:13] St François Church
[00:14:10] Taking care of their churches and houses
[00:15:43] A lot of events and cultural activities
[00:17:01] Municipal Museum and Mediatheque
[00:19:38] Silk production in Lavaur
[00:21:03] A step back in history
[00:22:04] Guiraude, the Lady of Lavaur
[00:31:05] The Food and Wines of Lavaur
[00:32:10] Garlic Soup
[00:33:47] Lavaur is great for people who want to get away from massive tourism
[00:35:27] Outro
[00:35:44] New patrons
[00:37:05] Preparing a trip to France?
[00:37:18] Itinerary consults
[00:37:50] Self-guided tours
[00:38:09] Visiting France in winter months
[00:40:14] French Health System
[00:42:03] In France patients are in charge of their records
[00:44:58] ChatGPT
[00:45:33] This week in French news
[00:46:01] Show notes and transcript
[00:46:24] Next week on the podcast

Lavaur in Occitanie, Episode 419