Assignan
A few kilometers from Saint-chinian, the village of Assignan is located on a plateau between vineyards and scrubland, here “nothing runs except the wind”.
We are here on the borders of “Minervois” a few kilometers from Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, a village famous in Languedoc for its famous Muscat. The village can be seen from afar thanks to its medieval tower.
The colors of the wine are displayed on the facades, the shutters and on the street furniture: pink, red and purple… The “wine tourism” village was renovated with the help of a public-private partnership. Indeed, Marc and Tine Verstraete have made their dream come true. By purchasing and renovating more than ten houses, they transformed Assignan and created a unique concept: “the Castigno village”, a bustling hotel, three restaurants, a brasserie…
A bit of history
The village owes its name to Asinius, a Roman who founded his villa. It is cited in historical texts in 936, in the founding charter of the Abbey of Saint Pons. In 1126, the village belonged to the counts of Minerve and underwent the crusade against the Albigensians. The lordship was then shared between the Abbey of Fontfroide and the chapter of Saint Pons then passed into the hands of the Brettes de Thurin of the county of Narbonne, which explains the presence of an old stronghold in the village.
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There are wine estates in the village, with the possibility of visits and tastings. Further on, in the middle of the vineyards, stands the immense wine cellar of Château Castigno in the shape of a wine bottle with cork walls, designed by the architect Lionel Jadot.
The restaurant La Table has one star in the Michelin guide!
To note, the Paris gallery, nestled in a small alley in the heart of the village, which offers various exhibitions of mainly local artists and artistic performances.
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Nearby events
END OF YEAR DRINKS AT THE WHITE DONKEY ESCESTRIC CENTER- Cessenon-sur-orb
- Le Sunday 15 December 2024
10pm to 17pm
10pm to 17pm
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“ARCHEO 3D” EXHIBITION- Nissan-lez-enserune
- Du Friday June 14 2024 au Sunday May 18, 2025
Exhibition in partnership with the archaeological site of Ibiza, the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, the University of...
NEW YEAR’S EVENING- Creissan
- Le Tuesday 31 December 2024
19 h
19 h
New Year's Eve evening organized by the Chtis in Canal Lirou
PORTRAITS OF A ROAMING- Capestang
- Du Sunday September 22, 2024 au Friday June 20 2025
“Portraits of roaming”, Selection of silver photos taken by decorator Anaïs Renversade. Visible...
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK – EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKSHOPS- Cessenon-sur-orb
- Le Monday December 16, 2024
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CINEMA: A LITTLE EXTRA THING- Marausan
- Le Friday 13 December 2024
Artus, Clovis Cornillac Alice Belaïdi and their team will take you on their adventures: To escape...
MJC WORKSHOPS – SIGN LANGUAGE- Puisserguier
- Le Saturday 14 December 2024
10 h
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The social living space offers you for the last quarter of 2024, an initiation "languages...
CONCERT: TOM FISH- Puisserguier
- Le Friday 13 December 2024
20h30
20h30
Whether it's his own repertoire or songs shared with his acolytes from the Fouteurs...
#STAND UP FESTIVAL – YACINE BELHOUSSE- Villespassans
- Le Friday January 17 2025
19h30
19h30
A key figure in stand-up comedy and master of the absurd, Yacine Belhousse is one of the figures of...
#STAND UP FESTIVAL – BLANDINE LEHOUT- Villespassans
- Le Saturday January 18 2025
21h30
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Blandine is a bit like the friend you would like to have in your group. A young mother, she...
THE UNPLUGGED FOUNTAIN- Capestang
- Le Saturday 8 February 2025
20h30
20h30
Long-time partners, Marlène Bouniort, Sophie Kastelnik and Laurent Madiot offer us variations...
[PLAIRE] ABC OF SEDUCTION- Cruzy
- Le Friday February 14, 2025
20h30
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You loved it or maybe missed it Why do chickens prefer to be raised in battery packs?...
CONCERT – AGNÈS JAOUI- Capestang
- Le Saturday 22 February 2025
20h30
20h30
In Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew or Arabic, when Agnès Jaoui sings from her...
THE SILENCE OF THE BIRDS- Capestang
- Le Wednesday 26 February 2025
10h and 15h
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An ode to nature that makes you want to look up... from screens!...
THE POETRY OF FAILURE- Cessenon-sur-orb
- Le Saturday March 15, 2025
20h30
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A tender and funny play about family, like a salutary ode to failures and...
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- Le Saturday March 22, 2025
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INVITE ME- Capestang
- Le Saturday March 29, 2025
19h30
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Under the weight of feathers amazed us last season... The Pyramid company is...
THE FOURTH WALL- Creissan
- Le Friday April 4 2025
20h30
20h30
The South-Hérault Season invites the Lyon company Les Asphodèles du Colibri for a week of...
THE GERMAN VILLAGE (OR THE SCHILLER BROTHERS' DIARY)- Creissan
- Le Saturday April 5, 2025
20h30
20h30
For this second carte blanche evening, the company Les Asphodèles du Colibri presents its new...
TO GO OUT ?- Cessenon-sur-orb
- Le Wednesday 16 April 2025
10h and 15h
10h and 15h
Through a visual and musical language based on shadows and puppets, Sortir?...
