▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁castle ▁occup y ▁a ▁prom ont ory ▁domin ating ▁the ▁Vé z ère ▁river . ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 4 , ▁a ▁Laurent ▁de ▁Mon ce aux ▁was ▁a ▁cur ate ▁at ▁V iam . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Mon ce aux , ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mur at ▁de ▁T arn ac , ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Com te ▁family , ▁a ▁middle - class ▁family ▁in ▁Tre ign ac ▁and ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁nob ility ▁there after . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century , ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Sir ▁Pierre ▁Com te ▁of ▁Mon ce aux ▁de ▁V iam ▁was ▁bla zon ed ▁with ▁d ' argent ▁à ▁un ▁ar bre ▁de ▁sin ople . ▁ ▁Places ▁and ▁monuments ▁ ▁É glise ▁de ▁V iam ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁V iam ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁as ▁mentioned ▁in ▁its ▁general ▁structure . ▁It ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁rock y ▁head land , ▁all ▁its ▁walls ▁rest ing ▁on ▁it . ▁Well ▁situated , ▁it ▁domin ates ▁the ▁lake , ▁the ▁village ▁square ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Ess entially ▁Roman es que , ▁with ▁thick ▁walls , ▁narrow ▁open ings ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side , ▁a ▁half - circ ular ▁ap se , ▁quite ▁rare ▁in ▁the ▁Cor r è ze ▁and ▁cor b els ▁of ▁different ▁profiles ▁reign ▁under ▁the