Etymologically ‘Lamonzie’ derives from the vulgar reference to a local monastery as « du pays monges ».
Foundations which may have belonged to this monastery were uncovered during an archaeological dig.

Lamonzie has preserved its authentic character and its untouched, slightly remote air is only increased by the wooded countryside which surrounds it.

What to See
Montastruc Castle, about 200m north of the village, was one of the fiefs of the Abzac de la Douze family in the fourteenth century. It was destroyed in 1438 and rebuilt in 1471 on condition that Bertrand d’Abzac’s widow submit to royal authority. An interesting building, it is privately owned.