VIC EN BIGORRE

Surface area  hectares   Population :   5245  inhabitatants   Altitude  mètres  200m

Vic en Bigorre is in the Department of the Hautes Pyrenees with its prefecture being in Tarbes.  Easily accessible from Tarbes and Pau this is busy market town is a hive of activity all year round.  It enjoys the warmth and charms of a village yet is a fair size town.  The market hall built in 1862 by Jean Jacques Latour modelled on a market in Paris.  It boasts an exceptionally good market on a Saturday morning selling locally produced produce and goods and people support it from many of the local villages.

The chateau of Montaner is approximately 7kms from the town on the border of the Bearn and the Bigorre.  This citadelle dates back to the XIVth century and is extremely well preserved. 

There are also various footpaths from the town for those wishing to explore.  One of these is  Bigorra (in the village of Saint Lézer approximately 3 km). This walk is particularly interesting if you are interested in archeology in  discovering  from the l'Age du Fer to the roman period.

Access by road :
By air :
Airports
Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées /
 kms : 05.62.32.92.22

Pau-Pyrénées
37 kms : 05.59.33.33.00

Toulouse :
kms

Distances :
Maubourguet  : 9kms  Tarbes 17kms; Lourdes :  Kms;  Pau :  37 Kms Bordeaux :  Kms; Toulouse :  Kms;  Montpellier :  Kms

For detailed information of places to stay in Vic en Bigorre and the surrounding areas please consult the Tourist Office below:

OFFICE DE TOURISME
2 rue Jacques Fourcade
B.P. 54
Téléphone : 05.62.31.60.88 (answering service)
Fax : 05.62.96.29.43

Hotels & Restaurants

Hôtel Le Relais de Baloc
Route de Bordeaux
Tél. : +33 (0) 562 967 395

Le Réverbère
29, boulevard de l'Alsace
Tél. : +33 (0) 562 967 816
Fax : +33 (0) 562 967 985

Hôtel Restaurant Le Tivoli
Place Gambetta
Tél. : +33 (0) 562 967 039
Fax : +33 (0) 562 962 974

For  properties for sale in the area visit

Agence Immobilière Le Bonheur
No 96  Place de la Liberation, 65700 Maubourguet
Tel : 05 62 96 94 27
Fax : 05 62 96 01 67
email :   le-bonheur@wanadoo.fr
site web : www.myfrenchproperty.com