The village of Paunat, nestled in the hollow of a valley, has - apart from the abbey church - old houses, a presbytery, wash-house, spring and a stream which runs under the town hall. Paunat is situated in the canton of Sainte Alvère and can be reached by the D703 and C3 roads. Paunat boasts a second site of particular interest in the SORS cliffs carved out of rock by the confluence of the Pradelue and Dordogne rivers.