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to the web-site of the association for tourism in Javerlhac and Chapelle Saint Robert

in the beautiful green Perigord.

The commune is part of the Parc Naturel Régional Périgord-Limousin. On its territory are four monuments historiques: the castle and church in the village Javerlhac, a fomer royal forge with two bridges at the hamlet Forgeneuve, and in the village of Chapelle Saint Robert a roman church recently renovated.

We have several footpaths (hiking paths) - the oldest and best known is the one called  "de la Pierre Virade".

The village of Javerlhac has many “amenities”

  • Town hall (open monday to friday, saturday closed)
  • Post office (open from tuesday to friday 9-12 and 2-4 pm, saturday 9-12, closed on monday)
  • Hotspot wifi (in front of the town hall)
  • Central Bar – bistro/menu
  • Hotel/restaurant/bar
  • 3 Bakers (on tuesdays and fridays pizza to order)
  • Butcher shop (picnic food)
  • Chemist
  • 2 Doctors full time in the village
  • 3 Hairdressing salons
  • Grocery store open daily
  • 2 Garages, 1 fuel+mechanics, 1 mechanics
  • Other services available
  • Fish store (mobile) tuesday morning only
  • Burger bar (mobile) sunday evening only

Tourist information is open from Tuesday to Saturday 9 am to 12 am  31 square du 11 novembre, 24300 Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

Tel. 05 53 56 12 65

This website are staffed by volunteers. Therefore news and updates are completed when time allows.

* The castle of Javerlhac, 16th century,

* Forgeneuve, lmill, former blast furnace which produced canons (17th-18th century),

* The church Saint Etienne in the village Javerlhac (12th, 18th century) with a twisted spire.

* The church Saint Robert in the village Chapelle St-Robert, (12th century).

Hotspot Wifi

in front of the 'mairie'

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Published on 07/02/2024 ! 21:57 
December 2023 flood  -  by webmaster

Somes pictures taken on 12 decembre 2023 in Javerlhac

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the small fountain is hardley visible and the footpath under water.

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Water in front of the church of Javerlhac ....

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... and inside

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The small supermarket is open.

Published on 02/01/2024 ! 22:49 
Fountain des dames repared  -  by webmaster

The fountain near the water mill of Javerlhac is repared; The name : fontaine des dames or fontaine des amours.

Fontaine Javerlhac

Published on 11/07/2023 ! 15:39 
Changes in July 2023  -  by webmaster

From July 2023 on the tourist information in Javerlhac will be in the former townhall.

Published on 20/06/2023 ! 13:49 
Happy new year 2023  -  by webmaster

A happy new year to all of you.

The mayor of Javerlhac made a speech on Monday, he talked about all the tourists that visited the area and the new "boite à livres" (There are some books in Englisch). He just forgot to mention that our association opened the tourist information and had the idea of the book shelf.

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Salle de la Garenne, Javerlhac (16 janvier 2023

Nativity scene, Teyjat

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Published on 19/01/2023 ! 13:28 
Happy new year 2023  -  by webmaster

à faire

Published on 19/01/2023 ! 12:32 

Our association put a signboard with information avout the history of Javerlhac's church next to the building.

It is only in French, but maybe the illustrations are enough .

Installation du panneau d'affichage

Panneau à l'église de Javerlhac

Published on 16/12/2022 ! 16:21 
theatre in Javerlhac  -  by webmaster

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Decor-theatre_opposee du contrraireScene of the play, Javerlhac december 2022

Published on 16/12/2022 ! 15:28 

Since end of January 2022 we have a public bookcase in the village of Javerlhac.

There are not yet any books in English.

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Published on 18/02/2022 ! 21:45 
Happy new year 2022  -  by webmaster

Happy new year

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Published on 30/12/2021 ! 21:32 
Cleaning of the fountain  -  by webmaster

Yesterday I cleaned the fountain, fontaine des dame also named fontaine des amours. It nearly desappeared under weeds. For more cleaning an engin is needed.

Fountain bevore cleaningThe fountain before the cleaning

and half an hour later

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Published on 15/10/2021 ! 11:04 

France Bleu Périgord was in Javerlhac on Wednesday June 2nd for 5 interviews about fountains, fishing in the Bandiat river and a forest in the wetland near the Bandiat.

You can listen to the interviews from Monday June 14th to Friday June 18th at 11:50 a.m. and 5:20 p.m.

The webite of Au fil de 'eau (with replay).

Bandiat-river-march

Published on 03/06/2021 ! 20:59 
A missing painting  -  by webmaster

A painting was given to the church of Javerlhac in 1849. It is not mentioned in the inventory of 1906 and nobody has seen it. Maybe it is still somewhere in an attic

The original Sebastiano del Piombo "La visitation". 

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Published on 21/12/2020 ! 14:35 

Our association digitalized the registers of the village councils from 1790 to 1970. There are 3 dvds at the mairie of Javerlhac.

Trois-DVD

Published on 14/11/2020 ! 20:32 
Summer 2020  -  by webmaster

A picture from the Tour de Limousin 2020 coming through Javerlhac

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Published on 06/10/2020 ! 18:23 

Yesterday, August 19th, the Tour du Limousin came through Javerlhac.

You can find pcitures on Wikimedia Commons Here For reuse you have to credit the author! Traumrune

Tour-Limousin-Javerlhac-web.jpgPhoto Traumrune, 2020

Published on 20/08/2020 ! 12:49 
Results elctions 2020  -  by webmaster

Only in French smiley

Le nouveau maire de Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert est Jean-Pierre Porte.

Vous trouvez la composition du conseil municipal sur le site officiel de la commune

http://www.javerlhac-et-la-chapelle-saint-robert.fr/le-conseil-municipal

Le 15 juillet notre communauté de commune a élu son nouveau président Gérard Savoye.

Un résumé de la séance sur le blog Citoyens Périgord Vert ICI

Published on 19/07/2020 ! 22:47 

Below the results of the elections in march 2020. 14 aout of 15 "élus" was elected. Depending on the decisions of the President, there will be a second vote in June or a new election in 2021.

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Published on 13/04/2020 ! 15:10 
Elections municipales 2020  -  by webmaster

About the elections - only available in French

deux Listes-Javerlhac_001.jpgLe 15 mars aurons lieu les élections municipales et, cette année, nous avons deux listes dans notre commune de Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert.

Published on 11/03/2020 ! 13:07 
Forgeneuve  -  by webmaster

In French:

Le département de la Dordogne a lancé un budget participatif.

Nous venons d'apprendre que le projet de reconstitution de la forge royale de Forgeneuve a été retenu! (la liste des projets retenus: ICI)

Félicitations smilesmilesmile

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La fosse de coulée de canons

Published on 17/12/2019 ! 15:42 

Until last week, I thought I knew what animal is represented by this sculpture high on a wall. Now I doubt and have 6 different propositions. So please tell me what you see.

The picture I always showSculpture-animal-au-soleil

and below the same view without sun...

Sculpture-animal-JaverlhacFinaly I tried to take a picture from the left ...

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and from the right ...

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Published on 14/08/2019 ! 22:03 

A small bench near the river.

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Published on 28/06/2019 ! 10:32 
Art exposition June 2019  -  by webmaster

Two pictures from the vernissage in Javerlhac, June 2019

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Published on 28/06/2019 ! 10:15 

Fountain Sainte Marguerite on France 3 (February 18th 2019) four more stories on France3 regions.

Published on 05/03/2019 ! 21:51 

On Sunday February 17th 2019, Jérôme Pernoo and his cellist students gave an exceptionnel concert on the Domaine of Montagenet. The concert was organised by Clavicorde.

10 cellistes in Montagenet

Published on 19/02/2019 ! 14:06 
Javerlhac on television  -  by webmaster

Article and video Franceinfo-France 3 (in French) link18/01/2019

Published on 20/01/2019 ! 00:59 
January 2019  -  by webmaster

January 11th, new year greetings of le maire

January 6th concert at Domaine de Montagenet organised by Clavicorde: trio Adrian Receanu Titansambl (Cyril Dupuy, cymbalum; Adran Receanu, clarinette, caval et fluier; Frédérick Fraysse, contrbasse)

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Le maire de Javerlhac lors des vœux

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Frédérick Fraysse, Adran Receanu, Cyril Dupuy

Published on 17/01/2019 ! 10:46 

Competitions of communes to bring your glass to the special containers.

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Published on 22/12/2018 ! 18:08 

I learned some days ago that there will be a bicycle competition in Javerlhac tomorrow June 24th (information) and a vide-grenier (garage sale) near Forgeneuve July 15th.

It seems there is no coordination at all of what is happening in our commune. 

Published on 23/06/2018 ! 12:04 
News about the fountain  -  by webmaster

not jet available in English.

Published on 25/05/2018 ! 12:43 

Finally after two and a half years the telephone pole on the road near the Bandiat river was repaired last week. But it is still raining as the picture shows.

new telephone pole

Published on 19/02/2018 ! 22:24 
Voeux du maire 2018  -  by webmaster

Voeux du maire, Javerlhac January 8th. The picture shows  Jean Pierre Porte (maire), le nouveau kinésithérapeute and on the right le député Jean Pierre Cubertafon.

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Published on 10/01/2018 ! 13:03 
Photos concert Météo  -  by webmaster

Some pictures of the concert in Montagenet January 7th HERE

Ensemble-meteo

Published on 08/01/2018 ! 17:39 
Jommelière on television  -  by webmaster

French television made a short documentary about Jommelière.

Translation not available.

Published on 26/12/2017 ! 22:05 
Summer 2017  -  by webmaster

Not yet available in English

Published on 05/12/2017 ! 14:58 
Obtical fiber  -  by webmaster

Not available in English

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Published on 05/12/2017 ! 14:07 
Sunday August 6  -  by webmaster

On the first sunday of August - like every year - a fishing competition and the Chapelaude-day in la Chapelle St Robert

fishing Bandiat

chapelaude day

Published on 12/08/2017 ! 21:23 
A castle in the distance  -  by webmaster

Seen from a hill near the river Bandit a small castle in the distance (2,5 km).

Puymoger chateau commune Javerlhac

A Frech lawyer and politittian, Ernest Demarest (1815 - 1901) lived here. He was mayor of Javerlhac de 1882 à 1886.

Pronounce his name "Demarai" smiley

Published on 17/04/2017 ! 11:49 
Forgeneuve June 2016  -  by webmaster

Not available in English

Published on 18/06/2016 ! 20:34 
Chandeleur 2016  -  by webmaster
Published on 08/02/2016 ! 19:04 
cleaning  -  by webmaster

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Published on 10/12/2015 ! 19:33 
Kayak  -  by webmaster

Summer activity in Javerlhac - kayaks on the Bandiat.

De Kayak sur le Bandiat à Javerlhac

For more pictures see picasa.

Published on 14/08/2015 ! 21:32 
Concert la Chapelle St Robert  -  by webmaster

L'Eglise St Robert montage d'images

St martin le pin l'eglise illumine

Church in Saint Martin le Pin

Published on 08/06/2015 ! 22:26 
Spring is coming  -  by webmaster

Pictures taken 23th March near the Bandiat.

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Primula-vulgaris

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Published on 24/03/2015 ! 19:30 
Chandeleur 2015  -  by webmaster

During the Foire de la Chandeleur 2015, old pictures of the village Javerlhac were shown.

L'ancien pont de Javerlhac

la halle

hotel des voyageurs

hotel bontemps

church and castle javerlhac 1890

Published on 13/02/2015 ! 14:38 
Happy new year 2015  -  by webmaster

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Hiking in Javerlhac et la Chapelle St Robert : Roundtrip "Boucle de la Pierre Virade"

Published on 11/01/2015 ! 18:10 
Animal exposition pictures  -  by webmaster

In the part "photos" of the website more pictures of 3th August 2014, in "pré de Forgeneuve", commune of Javerlhac.

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exposition of birds

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Archery demonstration by the Compagnie des Archers du Bandiat

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dogs agility

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Two girls and their poneys

Published on 03/09/2014 ! 22:24 
Visitors' tax  -  by webmaster

In 2014 you have to pay a visitors' tax if you stay in a hotel, campground or gite in Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert or elsewhere in the communauté de communes. It's only some cents you pay but it hoped that this new income will lead to a better service for tourists in our lovely region.

Published on 05/04/2014 ! 10:20 

This morning I discovered a fake email from this website in my spam folder.

We didn't sent any newsletter ! Anway we wouldn't wright in English.

Do not open the attached file (extention .eml) and don't follow the link!

Published on 17/02/2014 ! 11:09 
elections 2014  -  by webmaster

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Published on 10/02/2014 ! 11:49 
Best wishes for 2014  -  by webmaster

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Published on 31/12/2013 ! 17:56 
boucle de Varaignes  -  by webmaster

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Published on 01/08/2013 ! 19:04 
boucle de Mauvy  -  by webmaster

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Published on 16/05/2013 ! 19:38 

The map  "Promenades et randonnées - Pays de Nontron is now available at the tourist information of Nontron and the comité de tourisme in Périgueux. Price 2,50 €.

The round-ways 3, 4 and 5 are in Javerlhac and la Chapelle Saint Robert

The church of La Chapelle St Robert is the best place to start

no 3 - boucle romane 2,3 km and

no 4 - boucle Virade 8,6 km (if you start in Javerlhac plus 5,5 km)

no 5 - boucle de Pys 5,4 km. If you start at the graveyards of Javerlhac maybe 1 km more, starting at the church of Javerlhac plus 3,2 km

Published on 21/02/2013 ! 18:19 
Syndicat d'initiative  -  by webmaster

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Published on 25/01/2013 ! 19:10 
Pierre Virade 2012  -  by webmaster

No translation in English

Published on 06/08/2012 ! 15:16