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Campan

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Hautes-Pyrénées

Campan - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Hautes-Pyrénées
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The village, located in the center of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, gives you easy access to dozens of activities of all kinds.

The town is 25 km from Lourdes, 23 km from Tarbes and 6 km from the spa town of Bagneres-de-Bigorre.

Come stay in the valley of Campan, not far from the peak of the South of Bigorre, the mythical Col du Tourmalet and the Aspin pass, where you can practice climbing, canyoning, mountain biking, fishing, hiking, paragliding or skiing.

The town is very extensive, (95 km²) and contains many small hamlets.

In addition to its ideal geographical position, the calm, the beauty of the landscape, you will be conquered by the numerous mountain lakes which you will be able to discover easily, the regional festivals which will allow you to know more about the customs which make live this region...

Every summer from July to September, have fun looking for mounaques in the streets. Dolls of life size, the mounaques are made of rags and hay, dressed in clothes. They come from an old local tradition, brought up to date in the 1990s, during a communal feast of the city of Campan, the Mariolles festival.

Geographical information

MunicipalityCampan
Postcode65710
Tourism label
Latitude43.0171490 (N 43° 1’ 2”)
Longitude0.1770980 (E 0° 10’ 38”)
AltitudeFrom 629m to 2747m
Surface area95.36 km²
Population1358 inhabitants
Density14 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureTarbes (28 km, 36 min)
Insee code65123
IntercommunalityCC de la Haute-Bigorre
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
TerritoriesGascony, Midi-Pyrénées, Pyrenees
RegionOccitanie

Nearest cities & towns

Beaudéan1.7 km (3 min)
Asté3.1 km (6 min)
Gerde5.5 km (8 min)
Sainte-Marie-de-Campan5.7 km (6 min)
Bagnères-de-Bigorre6.4 km (8 min)
Pouzac9.9 km (13 min)
Hauban10 km (13 min)
Mérilheu10.1 km (13 min)
Trébons11.7 km (14 min)
Argelès-Bagnères12.3 km (16 min)
Labassère12.5 km (20 min)
Uzer12.7 km (20 min)
Banios14.1 km (24 min)
Marsas14.9 km (23 min)
Lies15.2 km (20 min)

Things to see and do

At Payolle, marble quarries were exploited until the end of the 20th century. Marble, pink veined with green, was used among others for the decoration of the Palace of Versailles.

Places of interest

Information points
Leisure centres

Events and festivities

Passage of the Tour de France on July 27, 2018.

Photos

Campan and its famous mounaques
Campan and its famous mounaques
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The fountain in the village center
The fountain in the village center
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The mounaque Sapper Mariolle famous character Campan
The mounaque Sapper Mariolle famous character Campan
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Marble Payolle
Marble Payolle
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Visit the marble Payolle
Visit the marble Payolle
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Leytes (fridge old) near the fish farm
Leytes (fridge old) near the fish farm
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Weather

Wednesday 24 april
Min. -5°C - Max. 3°C
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Thursday 25 april
Min. 0°C - Max. 2°C
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Friday 26 april
Min. -1°C - Max. 3°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Cliff climbing lessons for all abilities
Sports sensations45 € Campan
Caving in Hautes-Pyrénées
Sports sensations39 € to 70 € Bagnères-de-Bigorre (5.8 km)
Tyrolean traverse in the snowy mountains of the Hautes-Pyrénées - 1 hour from Lourdes
Sports sensations34 € Campan
Snowshoeing or walking in Pays des Nestes
Nature and the great outdoors29 € to 65 € Arreau (19.3 km)
Downhill canyoning in Hautes-Pyrénées
Sports sensations50 € to 75 € Beaucens (19.9 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
The teilhet's courtaou
HikeIntermediate4:00Campan
The serris tour
HikeIntermediate3:15Beaudéan (1.6 km)
The helmet of the herher by the fountain of grimes
HikeIntermediate3:25Asté (2.3 km)
Lake Aygue Rouye
HikeIntermediate3:45Campan
Between waterfall and torrent
HikeEasy2:55Beaudéan (3.3 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

Your holidays
A hotel
A vacation rental
A bed & breakfast
A campsite
A leisure activity
A restaurant
A rental car
A plane ticket
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