The historic market town of Caux is a jewel of the Languedoc.  The name of the village, “Alode de Caucio,” first appears in a text of 961 but the site of the current village was certainly settled much earlier than this.

Caux enjoys a vibrant commercial life, offering all the necessities of everyday life: a grocery store, pharmacy, greengrocer, two bakeries, a butcher, a post office, banking facilities and a weekly market on Friday mornings. Artisans and professionals make their homes and offer their services in the village.

 Superbly preserved and with many buildings and archaeological sites of great antiquity, Caux is laid out on a 10^th century circular street pattern  (“la Circulade”) a defensive arrangement that recollects the turbulent history of the region.

During the Hundred Years War, Caux remained well protected by its ramparts but in 1579, the Hugenots took the village by a ruse. The village was ransacked and the chateau destroyed.

By the 17^th century the village had re-established itself and expanded outside of the ancient walls and a new road opened to Pézenas.

 By the late 19^th century, the introduction of the railway past Caux (a line now closed) had opened the village to the world. The village was electrified in 1909 and the first telephone installed a year later. Today, Caux is linked to the world through digital telephone lines and has its own web site!

 Caux’s position is privileged. Seven kilometres to the Northwest of Pézenas, famous for its medieval old town and weekly market, to the north are the mountains of the High Languedoc, to the south the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea.  It is easy to drive to Montpellier in less than an hour and Beziers in half this time.

Start your visit at the Place de la République in the heart of the village where you can walk to all of the important sites. Don’t miss the medieval church which dominates the surrounding countryside. And be sure to taste Caux’s local wines -  some of the best wines in France!