Peyre

The rock of Peyre rises above the Gévaudan, once crowned by the castle of a powerful baronial family. The barony's seat stood near Saint-Sauveur-de-Peyre, with its keep on the rocky height. During the Wars of Religion the fortress became a target for the army of the Duke of Joyeuse, which took it in 1586 after a difficult siege. Its ruins recall the strength of the mountain lordship and the violence of the conflict.