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English: Roquefort-sur-Garonne (Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France). View towards the S-S-W from the ruins of the old castle, onto part of the "haut Comminges", with the Pyrenes on the horizon. Nearby, the street running straight in the center is the rue Sainte-Catherine. The A64 motorway crosses the picture. The Garinne river is on the right, flowing north towards us. The first bridge seen here is the railway bridge, with behind it the bridge for the D13; both bridges link Roquefort on the left and Boussens on the right. The Salat river reaches the Garonne immediately downstream from the railway bridge: we can see its last few meters.

Behind Boussens is Mancioux, at the foot of the "piton de Montpezat". A darker spot at the top of the first slope is the ruins of the Montpezat castle, at 400 m altitude on the territory of Saint-Martory. On its right, the summit "le Pin" (485 m altitude, Dano-Montian limestone) and slightly more on the right the top of Gallepe (480 m alt., middle Maestrichtian nankin limestone and upper Maestrichtian marl). Geologically both summits belong to the Petites Pyrenees, of which the main bulk is found on the left of the photo, east of the Garonne and the Salat rivers.

The cave of la Tourasse is at the foot of the ruins of the castle of Montpezat on Saint-Martory and is sometimes called "cave of Montpezat" for that reason.
Français : Roquefort-sur-Garonne (Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France). Vue vers le sud-sud-ouest depuis les ruines du château sur le village et une partie du haut Comminges, avec les Pyrénées en arrière-plan. La rue Sainte-Catherine est dans l'axe central de la photo. L'autoroute A64 traverse le centre de la photo. La Garonne est à droite, coulant vers le nord (vers nous), avec à mi-plan le pont du chemin de fer puis le pont de la D13 qui traversent le fleuve entre Roquefort à gauche et Boussens à droite. Le Salat la rejoint juste en aval du pont de chemin de fer : on voit ses derniers mètres avant la confluence.

Derrière Boussens se trouve Mancioux, devant et au pied du piton de Montpezat - qui est quant à lui à cheval sur Mancioux et Saint-Martory. On aperçoit sur le piton de Montpezat les ruines du château éponyme, qui forment une tache plus sombre à 400 m d'altitude, et à leur droite la hauteur de Gallepe (480 m d'alt., calcaire nankin du Maestrichtien moyen et marnes du Maestrichtien supérieur) et, légèrement plus proche et plus à droite, le sommet du Pin (485 m d'alt., calcaire Dano-Montien). Ces deux hauteurs participent de la géologie des Petites Pyrénées, qui se trouvent à l'est (sur la gauche) de la Garonne et du Salat.

La grotte de la Tourasse se trouve au pied des ruines du château de Montpezat, sur Saint-Martory.
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