Castex tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mont d'Astarac at 22 km from Castex

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Visit Castex: highlights and tourist information

Castex is situated in the Gers 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 Castex in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont d'Astarac at 22 km and Maubourguet at 24 km.

Castex, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mont d'Astarac

at 22 km (direction east)

The frescoes in the village church are the highlight of your visit to Mont...

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Maubourguet

at 24 km (direction west-north-west), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

Maubourguet makes every effort to hide its impressive monuments but take the time to...

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Tarbes

at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

The substantial gardens of Jardin Massey are the main place of interest in the...

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Auch

at 37 km (direction north-east)

Auch, the ancient capital of Gascony, has a cathedral and several other historic monuments...

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Lourdes

at 42 km (direction south-west), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

Lourdes is of course very famous as a pilgrimage centre which attracts millions of...

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Vic Fezensac

at 42 km (direction south-west)

Vic Fezensac is enjoyable to explore at any time, but best known for the...

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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

2000 years ago the town of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges had 10000 inhabitants - now it has...

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Valcabrere

at 45 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

Valcabrere deserves a visit because of the very lovely roman style basilica of Saint-Just...

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Lavardens

Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction north-north-east)

The castle and the church are among the places of interest in the small...

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Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 49 km (direction south), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

The Col d'Aspin is an important mountain pass in the west of the Pyrenees...

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Saint-Savin

at 55 km (direction south-west), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

It is the abbey church in Saint-Savin, and the surrounding countryside, that make a...

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Aire-sur-l'Adour

at 59 km (direction west-north-west), in the Landes department

Aire-sur-l'Adour is a pleasant town with a cathedral in south-east Landes...

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Reserve excursions near Castex

Map of places to visit near Castex

Markets in and near Castex

• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (13km)
• Mirande: market Monday (17km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (20km)
• Marciac: market Wednesday (20km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (24km)
• Seissan: market Friday (26km)
• Boulogne-sur-Gesse: market Wednesday (29km)
• Plaisance: market Thursday (33km)
• Auch: market Thursday & Saturday (37km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Castex, France

What to do at Castex? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Castex.

Heritage sites

• Auch cathédrale St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (45km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (25km)
• Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la poterie Hillen (25km)
• Jardin Massey (25km)
• Palmeraie du Sarthou (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de la Save (33km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (39km)
• Grottes de Médous (39km)
• Grottes de Betharram (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (24km)
• Ordan-Larroque (36km)

Geography and distances

Castex is in the south-west of France at 37 kilometres from Auch, the department capital (general information: Castex is 629 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Castex from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Antin, Bernadets-Debat, Bouilh-Devant, Estampes, Estampures, Fontrailles, Frechede, Laguian-Mazous, Manas-Bastanous, Mazerolles, Mielan, Mont-de-Marrast, Moumoulous, Sadeillan, Sainte-Dode and Sarraguzan.

This page in French: Visiter Castex