As a precaution against fire, the bread-ovens were placed outside the ramparts. Two of them are still standing, having been rebuilt in modern times, one in front of the former Porte de Fumouze, the other in the former moat lining the western wall.
Conques is also privileged to have preserved its fountains from the Romanesque era, all built according to the same layout. The spring water caught by a stone conduit flows into a subterranean tank, stone built and barrel vaulted, and reaches the outside, at street level, through a semi-circular opening. During the 12th century the Guide des pèlerins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle indicated the Plô fountain beside the church square in these words: "In front of the doors of the basilica runs an excellent source, with virtues more wonderful than people could say". The tank is situated beneath the church square. The Fumouze fountain, welcoming pilgrims after their long journey, still has the original coping on which to rest buckets. Its well constructed arch, made of yellow limestone, appears to be contemporary with the ones from the Romanesque abbey-church and cloisters. Lastly, the Barry fountain is located outside the town, down the Rue Charlemagne which connects the town to the lower suburbs where the artisans had their workshops (mills, tannery, etc...).
In this lower area, two medieval monuments catch one's attention: the Saint Roch Chapel (15th century), perched on a rocky spur as a reminder of the location of Conques' original fort, said to have been from the 11th century, and the Pont Romain (named as such for it was used by the pilgrims, or romius in Occitan) enabling them to cross the Dourdou river.
