Lamazère
Crossed by the Petite-Baïse river, and once comprisingthree separate parishes and at least two seigneuries, the commune comprises two nuclei: Lamazère and Labarthe.
Various remains, including a remarkable funerary pile, attest to the area's occupation inGallo-Roman times.
In the Middle Ages, many members of the family of the Lords of Lamazère held high ecclesiastical positions. The Counts of Termes were the last lords of the area.
Near the church stands the original motte castrale of the Sires de Lamazère, the ideal lookout post for the ford over the Petite-Baïse; it was abandoned in the 12th century to make way for the present-day château, at the foot of which once nestled a small castelnau.
The old royal road - now a wide dirt track - crossed the southern part of the area and led to the Vicnau coaching inn. Later, the railway line from Tarbes to Auch would also run through the area.
The church in Lamazère, which has been altered several times, appears to have preserved a few ancientRomanesque remains; in the south aisle is an original ceramic monument to the local servicemen from the Great War.
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