Cantaous tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges at 14 km from Cantaous
Visit Cantaous: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitCantaous is situated in the Hautes-Pyrenees department and Occitanie region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cantaous in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges at 14 km and Valcabrere at 14 km.
Cantaous, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Garonne department2000 years ago the town of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges had 10000 inhabitants - now...
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Valcabrere
at 14 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Garonne departmentValcabrere deserves a visit because of the very lovely roman style basilica...
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Col d'Aspin
Scenery at 20 km (direction south-west)The Col d'Aspin is an important mountain pass in the west of...
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Arreau
at 23 km (direction south-south-west)Deep in the Pyrenees on a small river, Arreau is a delightful...
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Mont d'Astarac
at 27 km (direction north-north-east), in the Gers departmentThe frescoes in the village church are the highlight of your visit...
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Col du Tourmalet
Scenery at 32 km (direction west-south-west)The Col du Tourmalet is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees, famous...
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Tarbes
at 33 km (direction west-north-west)The substantial gardens of Jardin Massey are the main place of interest...
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Col de Peyresourde
Scenery at 33 km (direction south)The Col de Peyresourde is a mountain pass in the pyrenees, which...
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Bagneres-de-Luchon
at 37 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Garonne departmentBagneres-de-Luchon is one of the nicest of the 'belle-epoque' spa towns that...
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Lourdes
at 38 km (direction west)Lourdes is of course very famous as a pilgrimage centre which attracts...
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Luz-Saint-Sauveur
at 44 km (direction west-south-west)The pleasant town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur is well placed to explore some lovely...
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Saint-Savin
at 45 km (direction west-south-west)It is the abbey church in Saint-Savin, and the surrounding countryside, that...
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Martres-Tolosane
at 47 km (direction east), in the Haute-Garonne departmentThe small village of Martres-Tolosane is known for its faiencerie workshops...
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Audressein
at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Ariege departmentAudressein is a very small village in a picturesque river valley, visited...
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Map of places to visit near Cantaous
Markets in and near Cantaous
- Montrejeau: market Monday (11km)
- Loures-Barousse: market Friday (16km)
- Arreau: market Thursday all day (23km)
- Saint-Gaudens: market Thursday (23km)
- Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (24km)
- Boulogne-sur-Gesse: market Wednesday (27km)
- Aspet: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
- Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (34km)
- Tarbes: market Thursday all day (34km)
- Bagneres-de-Luchon: market every day - seasonal market only (37km)
More information about Cantaous, Midi-Pyrenees
Tourist attractions near Cantaous, France
What to do at Cantaous? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cantaous.
Heritage sites
- St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
- St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
- Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
- Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
- Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
- Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
- Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (55km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (14km)
National Monuments
- Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (21km)
- Marshall Foch house (33km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de la poterie Hillen (25km)
- Jardin Massey (33km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gouffre d'Esparros (12km)
- Gorges de la Save (23km)
- Grottes de Médous (24km)
- Col du Tourmalet (32km)
- Henne Morte (37km)
- Lac d'Oo (41km)
- Cirque des Crabioules (43km)
- Cirque de Troumouse (49km)
- Cirque d'Estaubés (54km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Tarbes (34km)
Geography and distances
Cantaous is in the south-west of France at 33 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Cantaous is 656 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Cantaous
Canton: Saint-Laurent-de-Neste
Arrondissement: Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Department: Hautes-Pyrenees
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 65150
Distance to Cantaous
from Tarbes (prefecture): 33 km
from Paris: 656 km
from Calais: 879 km
from Nice: 555 km
from Bordeaux: 209 km
from Strasbourg: 831 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Cantaous from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aneres, Bizous, Campistrous, Escala, Hautaget, Izaux, La Barthe-de-Neste, Lannemezan, Lombres, Montegut, Montousse, Montserie, Nestier, Pinas, Saint-Laurent-de-Neste, Saint-Paul, Tuzaguet, Uglas and Villeneuve-Lecussan.
This page in French: Visiter Cantaous