Cycling tour around Lake Villefranche de Panat - 11 km

Depart from the town of Villefranche-de-Panat, latitude 44.0946600 (N 44° 5’ 41”), longitude 2.6968400 (E 2° 41’ 49”)

• Mayrac Beach: starting point of the circuit

• Departure from the Mayrac beach car park, you will find a first sign presenting your tour.

• Lake of Villefranche de Panat

• Lake Villefranche de Panat, equipped beaches with supervised swimming in July and August. Lake EDF built in the 50s. Author: Pareloup LévézouMore information

• Alrance hydropower plant

• Plant positioned at the outlet of the gallery which, since Lake Pareloup, brings the waters of the Viaur valley via a pipe of more than 11km in length.Author: Pareloup LévézouMore information

• Lake of Villefranche de Panat

• Lake 192 ha: dam, 2 beaches and supervised in summer. Swimming and fishing.Author: Pareloup LévézouMore information

• Villefranche de Panat

• Ancient country house founded in the 13th century by the Counts of Rodez. The castle and some old houses are still visible. The banks of the Alrance have been converted into a promenade and fishing course.Author: Pareloup LévézouMore information

• Dam of Villefranche de Panat

• Work 43m high, 332m long and representing a volume of concrete of 31 500 m³. Commissioned in 1951, the lake that it forms is the penultimate one before that of Saint-Amans and the steep driving on the valley of Tarn and the factory of Truel.Author: Pareloup LévézouMore information