Merilheu tourism and travel guide

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Visit Merilheu: highlights and tourist information

Merilheu 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 Merilheu in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lourdes at 16 km and Tarbes at 17 km.

Merilheu, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lourdes

at 16 km (direction west)

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

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Tarbes

at 17 km (direction north-west)

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

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Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 21 km (direction south)

The Col du Tourmalet is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees, famous because the...

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Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 21 km (direction south-east)

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

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Saint-Savin

at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Arreau

at 26 km (direction south-east)

Deep in the Pyrenees on a small river, Arreau is a delightful small town...

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Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 28 km (direction south-west)

The pleasant town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur is well placed to explore some lovely Pyreneean mountain...

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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction 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 34 km (direction 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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Col de Peyresourde

Scenery at 40 km (direction south-east)

The Col de Peyresourde is a mountain pass in the pyrenees, which often forms...

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Mont d'Astarac

at 41 km (direction east-north-east), in the Gers department

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

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Mont Perdu

Heritage Site at 43 km (direction south-south-west)

Mont-Perdu is a natural highlight on the border between France and Spain near Gavarnie...

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Maubourguet

at 43 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The Col d'Aubisque is a beautiful mountain pass with views of numerous high mountains...

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Markets in and near Merilheu

Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (4km)
Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (18km)
Tarbes: market Thursday all day (20km)
Arreau: market Thursday all day (26km)
Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (28km)
Montrejeau: market Monday (33km)
Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (33km)
Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (33km)
Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (33km)
Loures-Barousse: market Friday (36km)

More information about Merilheu, Midi-Pyrenees

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Tourist attractions near Merilheu, France

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

National Monuments

Marshall Foch house (17km)
Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (40km)

Remarkable gardens

Jardin Massey (18km)
Jardin de la poterie Hillen (41km)
Jardins du château de Viven (60km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Tarbes (20km)
Pau (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Zoo d'Asson (36km)

Geography and distances

Merilheu is in the south-west of France at 17 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Merilheu is 662 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Merilheu

Canton: Bagnères-de-Bigorre

Arrondissement: Bagnères-de-Bigorre

Department: Hautes-Pyrenees

Region: Midi-Pyrenees

New region: Occitanie

Postcode: 65200

Distance to Merilheu

from Tarbes (prefecture): 17 km

from Paris: 662 km

from Calais: 883 km

from Nice: 577 km

from Bordeaux: 203 km

from Strasbourg: 846 km

Getting here

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

We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Antist, Argeles, Artiguemy, Aste, Bagneres-de-Bigorre, Banios, Bettes, Castillon, Chelle-Spou, Cieutat, Esconnets, Espieilh, Frechendets, Gerde, Hauban, Hiis, Hitte, Lies, Marsas, Montgaillard, Ordizan, Orignac, Pouzac, Trebons, Uzer and Vielle-Adour.

This page in French: Visiter Merilheu