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Visit Rabastens-de-Bigorre: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Rabastens-de-Bigorre is situated in the Hautes-Pyrenees department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south-west of France at 19 km from Tarbes, the department capital. (General information: Rabastens-de-Bigorre is 631 km from Paris and 850 km from the port at Calais).

Market days in Rabastens-de-Bigorre: weekly market: Monday; (markets take place in the morning unless indicated)

Popular places to visit near Rabastens-de-Bigorre: these include Maubourguet at 13 km and Tarbes at 19 km. Tarbes is a listed ville fleurie 4* at 16 km and Jardin Massey is a listed remarkable garden at 18 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Rabastens-de-Bigorre reviews and comments:

Rabastens de Bigorre is a unique city in many ways. It is one of the very few royal bastides founded in the Middle Ages. In February 1306, on deserted land, a wooded swamp on the border of the county of Bigorre, the seneschal of William Rabastens (Tarn), local representative of the King of France, has found a new city or country house. The rights granted to customs and new residents are a copy of those of Marciac (Gers). A market to be held each Monday, and fairs on St. Louis and St. Vincent, patron saint of winegrowers. This first true country house of Bigorre was a success: the houses of wood and stone, a vast wooden hall, six mills, a large church dedicated to St. Louis, a hospital, a convent of Carmelite brothers and strong fortifications brick and rollers (walls, doors, castle) mark the fifteenth century power of the city. The English occupation, plagues and famines, and Protestantism were among the local crises between 1348 and 1560. The country house was burned down in 1569 during the attack the troops of Catholic Blaise Montluc. The houses, mostly wooden, the church and convent in part were burned. Of this glorious past, it only remains now that the Church (1340), the wall and moat and part of the Notre Dame convent of the Carmelites.

Rabastens-de-Bigorre, France Rating: 4/5 Reviewed by Coelho Monique on 2012-07-08 10:23:20

Selected places to visit and attractions near Rabastens-de-Bigorre, France

Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Rabastens-de-Bigorre

Maubourguet 13km

Tarbes 19km

Mont d'Astarac 34km

Lourdes 36km

Auch 45km

Valcabrere 53km

See France This Way travel guides for Hautes-Pyrenees and Midi-Pyrenees (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Rabastens-de-Bigorre.

Note that all distances from Rabastens-de-Bigorre shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.

Rabastens-de-Bigorre holidays and travel

If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).

For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Midi-Pyrenees and Hautes-Pyrenees gites and villas

Markets near Rabastens-de-Bigorre

Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market every Monday (0km)
Vic-en-Bigorre: market every Saturday all day (8km)
Marciac: market every Wednesday (15km)
Tarbes: market every Thursday all day (16km)
Mirande: market every Monday (25km)
Plaisance: market every Thursday (26km)
Riscle: market every Friday (35km)
Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market every Saturday all day (36km)
Lourdes: market every Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (36km)
Seissan: market every Friday (37km)
Boulogne-sur-Gesse: market every Wednesday (41km)
Auch: market every Thursday & Saturday (45km)
Montrejeau: market every Monday (48km)

Tourist attractions nearby

Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Rabastens-de-Bigorre and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Rabastens-de-Bigorre map below.

Heritage Site Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km); Auch cathédrale St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km); Aire sur l'Adour église St Quitterie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km); Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)

National Monument Marshall Foch house (19km); Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (43km)

Remarkable Garden Jardin Massey (18km); Jardin de la poterie Hillen (37km); Palmeraie du Sarthou (38km)

Site Of Natural Beauty Grottes de Médous (39km); Gouffre d'Esparros (42km); Grottes de Betharram (43km)

Ville Fleurie 4* Tarbes (16km); Ordan-Larroque (41km)

Zoo Or Wildlife Park Zoo d'Asson (45km)

Map of places to visit near Rabastens-de-Bigorre & Location Information

Geographical Information

Commune: Rabastens-de-Bigorre

Canton: Rabastens-de-Bigorre

Arrondissement: Tarbes

Department: Hautes-Pyrenees

Region: Midi-Pyrenees

Postcode: 65140

Distance to Rabastens-de-Bigorre

from Tarbes (local prefecture): 19 km

from Paris: 631 km

from Calais: 850 km

from Nice: 574 km

from Bordeaux: 171 km

from Strasbourg: 823 km

* distances are direct not by road!

More information

We have 21 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Rabastens-de-Bigorre): Ansost, Barbachen, Bazillac, Beccas, Betplan, Escondeaux, Gensac, Haget, Lacassagne, Lescurry, Liac, Malabat, Mansan, Mingot, Montegut-Arros, Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, Sarriac-Bigorre, Segalas, Senac, Ugnouas and Villecomtal-sur-Arros.

Getting here

For driving distances to Rabastens-de-Bigorre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

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