La Domerie is far more than a guesthouse in the heart of the Aubrac: it's the latest incarnation of a family story that has been woven since 1870 around the welcome, the sharing and the generosity of the Auguy family. Behind its walls, five generations have followed one another to receive pilgrims, hikers and passing travellers, carrying on in their own way the great tradition of hospitality that is the soul of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac.
A house born to welcome
In the beginning, La Domerie was a large village hotel, set right in the heart of the town, at a time when the first spa-goers and travellers were discovering the virtues of the Aubrac's good air in the 19th century. From 1870, the Auguy family made it a place to rest, to eat well and to feel expected — far more than mere passing customers. Over time, the building changed, but it remained a landmark for the pilgrims of the Camino de Santiago who stop at Saint-Chély before setting off again along the drailles toward the Aubrac.
Five generations of women
The story of La Domerie is marked by a line of women who, generation after generation, have run the house, passed down the recipes, the gestures of welcome and that very Aubrac way of receiving guests "as if at home." They have accompanied the changes in tourism, from the whey cures of old to today's hiking and gastronomy stays, without ever giving up the warmth of a family welcome. In their footsteps, the spirit of La Domerie remains that of a great open house, where there's time to talk, to listen to the stories of the road and to share a regional meal around the table d'hôtes.
From hotel to guesthouse
The former hotel of over 1,500 m² has been transformed into a guesthouse and furnished apartments, but without losing the charm of its grand volumes, its corridors laden with memories and its living spaces turned toward conviviality. Today, La Domerie offers rooms and self-contained accommodation, designed for stays as a couple, a family or among friends, while keeping the spirit of a village hotel where they know your name and your travel story. This evolution allows the Auguy family to carry on welcoming on a human scale, combining modern comfort with the memory of the place.
The table, living memory of the Aubrac
At La Domerie, the table d'hôtes is a true edible chronicle of the five generations of the Auguy family. The cooking draws on local produce and on recipes handed down by word of mouth, to offer a regional cuisine that tells of the seasons as much as of the landscapes of pastures and forests around Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac. In it you find the spirit of the old burons, of the long summer-pasture evenings and of festive meals, reinterpreted with simplicity for today's travellers.
La Domerie today: a living legacy
Today, the Auguy family continues to watch over the well-being of its guests with the same care as in the early days, making La Domerie a place you recommend the way you'd speak of a friends' house. Whether you arrive via the Camino de Santiago, along the winding roads of the plateau, or for a private stay among loved ones, you enter a family home above all, carried by a century and a half of shared stories. La Domerie thus remains a bridge between the great history of the Aubrac, the hospitable legend of the medieval Domerie, and the intimate chronicle of the Auguy family, which continues to write a new chapter every day with its guests.
