From its situation, LOZE earned a variety of landscapes which contribute to its character.
On the west, and on the plateau of the Mas de Monille, the Causse has a distinctive landscape of stones, dry grass and little scrub-oaks, but is less arid than in Limogne or Gramat. The limestone plateau, with its undulations due to “dolines” (flat bottomed hollows) or “cloups”, is more verdant, the vegetation comprising little scrub-oaks, junipers, blackthorns, sometimes concealing botanic treasures. In Spring the moors welcome a number of species of wild orchids. The heritage, using mainly stones collected on the spot , is extremely diverse, with a huge network of dry stone walls, a number of gariottes or shelters in the low walls, and carefully built entries giving access to the plots.
On the east, the Caussenard plateau stops sharply, overhanging the valley with limestone cliffs, offering some beautiful sights across the Bonnette Valley. Whilst upstream the valley gives the appearance of a canyon, one discovers lower down “the sudden freshness of a long corridor of living water” (R. Crozier), a green landscape of water-meadows, dotted with mills (8 in the Commune) often tastefully restored.
East of the Bonnette Valley, lies a landscape of hedges and trees on heavy clay soil, with little streams, tributaries of the Bonnette, running through. This green countryside contrasting with the neighbouring Causse is today a land essentially devoted to cattle breeding.
The typical and varied landscape contributes to the enjoyment of life in Loze.
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