Ornaisons is a pretty village whose bridge, classified as “States of Languedoc”, spans the Orbieu, whose waters, it is said, once rolled gold spangles. You cannot ignore the bell tower, a square tower topped with a Catalan-style wrought iron belfry itself supporting two very old bells. This Catalan art is found in certain facades of houses, whose coatings are dotted with terracotta debris. At the foot of the bell tower is the old wash house which offers its haven of freshness. The village extends between the plains of the Corbières and the Pech, a pine forest very popular with walkers, sports enthusiasts and nature lovers.
Ornasons is a polite village. Its classat bridge “dels Estats de Lengadòc” surrounds Orbiu. Poiretz pas daissar de caire lo cloquièr, torre carrada cofada de un campanal en ferre fabrejat d'estile Catalan que sosten el-meteis doas campanas plan ancianas. Aqueste Catalan art se trapa dins unas faciadas dels ostals amb los rebatadisses piquetats de degalhs de tèrra cuèita. Al pè del cloquièr, se trapa lo lavador vielh que balha son refugi de frescura. The village is spread between the plans of Corbièras and lo Pèch, pineda plan presada dels caminaires, esportius amoroses de la natura.
• ORNASON
• Name: del Gallo-Roman name Ornacius o Ornatus + sufis onem.
Per Carles Camprós, the name poiriá comes from ornus, name of the strawberry then, and of the suffixantia that remanda has a rec. Ornasons seriá atal lo domèni del rèc dels òrnes.
• Say: - Sèm between Luc and Ornasons! (Sabèm not what to do, what to talk about). - In Ornasons, bevon a la dorna in full season.
