Montjoi

Visit Montjoi, Midi-Pyrenees

Montjoi is a really charming little village situated on the border of Tarn et Garonne and Lot et Garonne to the east of Agen. Although it is a very small village and doesn't take long to explore, Montjoi is a pleasure to visit and among the most picturesque of the unspoiled traditional village of the 'Pays de l'Agenais' region.

Exploring Montjoi

Enter the village through the stone arched doorway which enters onto the main street. Immediately you can see the medieval houses, which are a mixture of stone houses and half-timbered houses, many of which have been beautifully restored.

The houses are all about the same size but each has different features. Arched doorways and rectangular doorways, timber set in patterns and filled in sometimes with small terracotta bricks and sometimes with crepi, wooden shutters and blue shutters. The overall effect is really very attractive.

On the other side of the church in the village centre you can still see part of the original ramparts in Montjoi.

Note: the day I visited there was a sculpture exhibition going on and the village was filled with large fat black ladies - see photo gallery! Apparently this is a regular event and visitors in July-August are likely to be treated to a 'street art' exhibition as part of an annual 'Contemporary Art Festival'.

Attractions in the region

The quiet countryside around Montjoi and near the border between Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne has many small attractive villages to explore. Auvillar and Lauzerte attract the most attention because they are both listed as 'most beautiful villages of France', but allow the time to visit some of the others as well such as Saint-Maurin - a pretty village with substantial remains of a benedictine abbey just a few kilometres from Montjoi.

Photos of Montjoi (click any picture to start the gallery)

Tourist classifications for Montjoi: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;

Suggested places to visit near Montjoi, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

More suggestions: Puymirol 10km; Auvillar 14km; Frespech 15km; Laroque-Timbaut 16km; Moissac 17km; Lauzerte 19km; Penne d'Agenais 23km; Tournon d'Agenais 23km; Agen 24km; Pujols 28km; Villeneuve-sur-Lot 29km; Gramont Chateau 31km; Chateau de Fumel 34km; Lectoure 38km; Puy-l'Eveque 38km; Chateau de Bonaguil 39km;

See these places and more on a map at places near Montjoi

Montjoi tourism: sights and attractions nearby

Abbaye de Saint Maurin (Saint-Maurin) - religious monument (3km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) - religious monument (11km) : Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) - religious monument (15km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Pierre (Moissac) - religious monument (17km) : Jardin du Pèlerin - remarkable garden (19km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Layrac) - religious monument (22km) : Cathédrale Saint Caprais d'Agen (Agen) - religious monument (24km) : Prieuré de Sainte Marie (Moirax) - religious monument (26km) :

French version: see Montjoi (Francais)