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Laruns

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Laruns - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Bourg des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the region of New Aquitaine, Laruns takes place forty kilometers from Pau, near the Spanish border. Integrated in the Pyrenees National Park, the town is also located on the edge of the Hautes-Pyrénées, in the Ossau valley.

Old dependency of the bailiwick of Ossau, Laruns knew a human occupation since Prehistory, thanks to the presence of tribes of hunter-gatherers and then breeders. For a long time agricultural city, the municipality knew an important development in XVIIe century with the access to the industry of the mines and quarries of marble. Under the influence of Napoleon III and his wife, Empress Eugenie, Laruns turns in the nineteenth century to hydrotherapy and tourism hot springs, to which are added the winter sports resorts opened in the course of the twentieth century.

Even today, the town of Laruns continues to attract outdoor enthusiasts and lovers of natural leisure.

Geographical information

MunicipalityLaruns
Postcode64440
Tourism label
Latitude42.9876440 (N 42° 59’ 16”)
Longitude-0.4262740 (W 0° 25’ 35”)
AltitudeFrom 458m to 2973m
Surface area248.96 km²
Population1205 inhabitants
Density4 inhabitants/km²
PrefecturePau (38 km, 46 min)
Insee code64320
IntercommunalityCC de la Vallée d'Ossau
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
TerritoriesAquitaine, Béarn-Basque Country, Pyrenees
RegionNew-Aquitaine

Nearest cities & towns

Béost2.5 km (7 min)
Louvie-Soubiron2.9 km (9 min)
Aste-Béon5.1 km (8 min)
Gère-Bélesten5.5 km (8 min)
Eaux-Bonnes6.3 km (12 min)
Bielle9 km (12 min)
Castet10.7 km (14 min)
Bilhères11.7 km (14 min)
Louvie-Juzon12.6 km (14 min)
Izeste12.6 km (13 min)
Arudy14.8 km (16 min)
Sévignacq-Meyracq15.1 km (16 min)
Sainte-Colome16.7 km (19 min)
Bescat17 km (19 min)
Buzy18.2 km (19 min)

Things to see and do

Several religious buildings sit at Laruns, site where pilgrims stopped en route to Saint Jacques de Compostela. Admire St. Peter church from the late nineteenth century or discover after hiking the Virgin of Hourat.

Be sure you visit the various hamlets that make up the municipality of Laruns, and enjoy the spa of the Hot Springs, or the salting (cheese cellars of farmhouse cheeses of the Ossau valley) and chapel of the twelfth century Gabas.

On site you can go to the National Park home to learn more about the flora and fauna of the area.

A ski resort also takes place 20 km from Laruns, the Artouste. 1 km from the ski, on the Camps Bridge site, a loop 8km hosts substantive skiing. In the summer season, Artouste offers tour tourist train 2 000 meters and allows the practice of hiking, canyoning and climbing in mountain descents kart, ATV, practice on trail arrowed and marked routes.

The mountain hiking enthusiasts will appreciate the different nature to go like the Sobe pass, the Col des Moines, Artouste Lake or Lake Bious Artigues in pastoral areas and transhumance flocks in summer.

Places of interest

Information points
Leisure centres
Natural sites

Events and festivities

Cinéma Laruns : Les Aventuriers de l'Arche de Noé
Cinéma Laruns : Drive Away Dolls
Cinéma Laruns : SOS Fantôme : La Menace de Glace
Cinéma Laruns : N'Avoue Jamais
Cinéma Laruns : Laroy Texas
Michel Jonasz - Piano Voix Saison 4
Cinéma Laruns : SOS Fantôme : La Menace de Glace
Cinéma Laruns : Petites Mains
Cinéma Laruns : N'Avoue Jamais
Concert Happy Gospel Singers

Photos

Artouste Lake
Artouste Lake
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Artouste Ski area
Artouste Ski area
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Lac de Bious-Artigues and undergrowth
Lac de Bious-Artigues and undergrowth
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View from the ski resort of Artouste
View from the ski resort of Artouste
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Laruns Fontaine
Laruns Fontaine
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Artouste Train
Artouste Train
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Train Artouste
Train Artouste
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transhumance
transhumance
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Costumes August 15 at Laruns
Costumes August 15 at Laruns
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Train Artouste
Train Artouste
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Weather

Thursday 25 april
Min. 1°C - Max. 7°C
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Friday 26 april
Min. 2°C - Max. 9°C
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Saturday 27 april
Min. 4°C - Max. 9°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Canyoning in the Ossau Valley
Sports sensations45 € to 70 € Castet (9.1 km)
Guided Tour of the Grottes de Betharram
Culture and education16 € Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre (23 km)
Rafting on the Gave de Pau
Sports sensations32 € to 57 € Lestelle-Bétharram (24 km)
Whitewater rafting-canyoning in the Pyrenees
Sports sensations40 € to 210 € Argelès-Gazost (28 km)
Downhill canyoning in Hautes-Pyrénées
Sports sensations50 € to 75 € Beaucens (30 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Guided tour of Eaux-Bonnes
Village visitEasy1:00Eaux-Bonnes (3.1 km)
Snowshoeing circuit at the Col d'Aubisque
Snowshoe hikeIntermediate1:20Béost (6.7 km)
The ridges of Andreyt - Col d'Aubisque
HikeIntermediate3:10Béost (7.1 km)
Soum de grum loop
HikeIntermediate2:15Béost (7.1 km)
Trail Gourette Introductory Loop
HikeEasy40 minEaux-Bonnes (8.2 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

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