Conques (“basin” in Occitan) is located at the confluence of two small rivers. It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (most beautiful villages of France).

The village is built on a hillside and has classic narrow medieval streets. As a result, large vehicles such as buses cannot enter the historic town centre and must park outside. Consequently, most day visitors enter on foot. The historic core of the village has experienced very little construction dating from between 1800 and 1950, leaving the medieval structures remarkably intact.

The Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques was a popular stop for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago on their way to Santiago de Compostela in what is now Spain. The main draw for medieval pilgrims at Conques were the remains of Saint Faith ("Sainte-Foy"), a martyred young woman from the fourth century.

In the Conques locality  . . .