View from Parisot.

Parisot.

Parisot

Parisot is between Cahors in the Lot and Montauban in the Tarn et Garonne. It has a recently restored Roman hill-top citadel and was named after the first Roman commander, Castellum Parisius. This became Parisot in the vernacular of the fourteenth century.

Farms focus on livestock, mainly cattle and sheep, ducks and poultry (including turkeys), and some goats. The average farm is 70 hectares (173 acres) with two of more than 180 hectares (445 acres). There are ten B&Bs, several with English and Dutch hosts. There are about 50 foreign residents, mainly British. About 20 of these live in Parisot all year round and the rest have second homes there.

A flourishing primary school has about 150 children on roll, aged between 3 and 12 years. There are three bakeries, a village shop, a pharmacy,  a post office, a mediatheque library, a restaurant, a bar, and on Fridays, a market.

Just a 15-minute walk through the woods leads to Parisot's lake. Created in the 1960s, this is surrounded by weeping willows and poplars and is used by fishermen. Pedalos are for hire in the summer. There is a cafe, a play area, a small campsite and a few cabins.

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