Saint-Affrique

Saint-Affrique stands on the Sorgues in southern Rouergue, where an old stone bridge joins the town to the opposite bank. The Reformation found an early following here, and Saint-Affrique became a fortified Protestant town. In 1628 the army of the Prince of Condé besieged it. The inhabitants, including women who helped defend the walls, held out, and the besiegers withdrew without taking the town.