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Aulon

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Hautes-Pyrénées

Aulon - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Hautes-Pyrénées
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The village Aulon built on the southern flank of Pico Arbizon to 1227 m altitude, around its Romanesque Church ranked 16th century, taverns and shops of local products typical of mountain, make it a vibrant place to live and friendly.

As part of the "Land Art and History", the activity of the village revolves around traditional mountain: livestock, crafts, cheeses.

Geographical information

MunicipalityAulon
Postcode65240
Tourism label
Latitude42.8512380 (N 42° 51’ 4”)
Longitude0.2963280 (E 0° 17’ 47”)
AltitudeFrom 1061m to 2843m
Surface area28.84 km²
Population101 inhabitants
Density3 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureTarbes (71 km, 1:11)
Insee code65046
IntercommunalityCC Aure Louron
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
TerritoriesGascony, Midi-Pyrénées, Pyrenees
RegionOccitanie

Nearest cities & towns

Guchen5.4 km (13 min)
Ancizan6.1 km (14 min)
Bazus-Aure7.1 km (16 min)
Guchan7.4 km (16 min)
Grézian7.4 km (17 min)
Cadéac8.7 km (17 min)
Gouaux9.1 km (20 min)
Camparan9.5 km (21 min)
Vielle-Aure9.6 km (19 min)
Bourisp9.6 km (17 min)
Arreau10.8 km (20 min)
Grailhen11.2 km (23 min)
Saint-Lary-Soulan11.6 km (21 min)
Estensan11.6 km (22 min)
Sailhan11.6 km (21 min)

Things to see and do

In winter, if you want you can organize your trips on skis or snowshoes from the village.

Summer observatory unique regional nature reserve valleys of Rabat and Auloueilh, departures from many walks invite you to discover large raptors Pyrenean shepherd life unless you do not follow the GR 10 to the lakes altitude.

Events and festivities

Feast of the "transhumant" meals with shepherds on the first Saturday of June.

Nature festival with food around local production in August.

Fair "estives" meals with farmers: the first Saturday of September.

Photos

Summit Peak Arbizon
Summit Peak Arbizon
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Regional Nature Reserve Aulon
Regional Nature Reserve Aulon
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transhumant Festival on the first Saturday of June
transhumant Festival on the first Saturday of June
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Flora: saxifrage
Flora: saxifrage
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Greenhouse Aulon
Greenhouse Aulon
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Weather

Friday 29 march
Min. 0°C - Max. 16°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. -3°C - Max. 1°C
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Sunday 31 march
Min. -3°C - Max. 0°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

In winter the ski resort of Saint-Lary-Soulan nearby offers a ski resort and spa and leisure activities.

In summer the "Valley of Aure" full of mountain tourism (raft. ..).

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Discovery flight in a two-seat paraglider
Sports sensations90 € Loudenvielle (3.9 km)
Snowshoe hike with a guide
Nature and the great outdoors23 € to 29 € Saint-Lary-Soulan (4.2 km)
Hike on foot or snowshoes and sightseeing excursion
Nature and the great outdoors25 € to 300 € Saint-Lary-Soulan (4.4 km)
Maiden flight in a two-seat paraglider
Sports sensations90 € to 360 € Saint-Lary-Soulan (4.5 km)
Snowshoeing or walking in Pays des Nestes
Nature and the great outdoors29 € to 65 € Arreau (7.9 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Sailhan - Azet - Ens
HikeEasy4:00Sailhan (4.7 km)
Lake Arou
HikeEasy2:40Ancizan (5.5 km)
The aspin pass by the baronies
Cycling itineraryAthletic5:45Arreau (8.3 km)
The Forest of Dispute
HikeIntermediate2:55Ancizan (9.3 km)
Montarrouye Lake
HikeAthletic6:10Ancizan (9.8 km)

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Hotels

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