Cabrières: Garrigue, Geology and Village History

Cabrières lies in the garrigue on the slopes and combines landscape features with historical landmarks. If you are looking for hotels in Cabrières, you can start by prioritising the travel interest that matters to you: nature and geology, village history or cycling. Each of these interests has a specific connection to the place.

Garrigue, geology and protected areas

The rocks of Cabrières are among the oldest in Languedoc and date from between 500 and 325 million years ago. This span gives the landscape a different timescale from the village’s building history. A project report dated 6 November 2025 described a newly built dry-stone lavogne in Cabrières, creating a wetland area in the garrigue for amphibians and dragonflies. The connection with nature thus encompasses both geological timescales and a habitat for these two groups of animals.

The Natura 2000 site “Le Gardon et ses gorges”, also known as “Gorges du Gardon”, covers 759 hectares within Cabrières—equivalent to 51.4 percent of the municipality’s area. In addition, 284 hectares of the municipal forest lie within this Natura 2000 site. The figures refer to different, overlapping areas: on the one hand, the share of the protected area within the municipality; on the other, the corresponding part of the municipal forest. For detailed planning, check the current site boundaries; forest management boundaries may also change.

Cabrières is also part of the area “Gorges du Gardon, Pont du Gard and garrigues nîmoises”, classified as a remarkable landscape by decree in 2013. This landscape area extends across 11 municipalities and covers 7,760 hectares. The figures for Cabrières therefore sit within a broader regional context: the 7,760 hectares refer to the entire classified landscape area, not to the municipality alone.

Church, château and Roman traces

The village church of Cabrières was built in 1609. The Château du cardinal de Cabrières is one of the most important landmarks of the village’s Christian history. The two buildings offer different historical points of reference: for the church, the year it was built is central; for the château, its significance to the village’s Christian history.

Fragments of vases and pottery found across the territory of Cabrières also attest to the presence of Roman civilisation. These traces add another period to the historical perspective alongside the village’s Christian history.

Cycling route and road connection

The “Boucle cyclo-découverte de l’Aqueduc” cycling route passes through Cabrières. If you include it in your plans, check the route conditions locally. The RD 3 crosses Cabrières from north to south and connects the village with the Gorges du Gardon and Uzès. This distinguishes two different connections: the cycling route passes through the municipality, while the road connects Cabrières with the two destinations mentioned.

Discover more destinations: Roquemaure, Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef, Mandagout, Branoux-Les-Taillades, Saint-Jean-du-Pin, Quissac, Montclus and Saint-Jean-De-Maruéjols-Et-Avéjan.

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