Saint-Exupery-les-Roches: Thalamy Airport
The uplands of the Massif Central define the setting of Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches — pasture, hedgerows and woodland give this corner of Corrèze a spacious rural character. Near the commune lies the Aérodrome d’Ussel-Thalamy, a local airfield serving the Ussel area and light aviation. The surrounding high ground is shaped more by farms and forest than by dense settlement, with open fields extending between wooded edges. Limousin cattle breeding is a longstanding part of the region’s agricultural identity, and the land around the aerodrome belongs to this working countryside. It is an unhurried introduction to the broad plateau landscapes of central France, away from major urban centres.
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Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches lies in the uplands of Corrèze within France’s Massif Central, where woodland, grazing land and scattered hamlets extend across the edge of the Plateau de Millevaches. Part of historic Limousin, now within Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this small commune belongs to a sparsely settled rural area shaped by farming and forestry. The nearby town of Ussel is an important local centre. Limousin gave its name to the internationally known Limousin cattle breed, reflecting the region’s long association with livestock breeding. Browse nearby webcams to discover other parts of Corrèze and the Massif Central.
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