Monfaucon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Maubourguet at 7 km from Monfaucon

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Visit Monfaucon: highlights and tourist information

Monfaucon 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 Monfaucon in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Maubourguet at 7 km and Tarbes at 25 km.

Monfaucon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Maubourguet

at 7 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Maubourguet guide

Tarbes

at 25 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Tarbes guide

Vic Fezensac

at 37 km (direction north-north-east), in the Gers department

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

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Mont d'Astarac

at 39 km (direction east-south-east), in the Gers department

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

See Mont d'Astarac guide

Lourdes

at 41 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Lourdes guide

Aire-sur-l'Adour

at 41 km (direction west-north-west), in the Landes department

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

See Aire-sur-l'Adour guide

Pau

at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The large town of Pau is well known for the views from the belvedere...

See Pau guide

Chateau de Pau

Castle at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The Chateau de Pau is an impressive combination of the renaissance and 19th century...

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Auch

at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Gers department

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

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Eauze

at 46 km (direction east-north-east), in the Gers department

Eauze is a historic market town with attractive medieval buildings...

See Eauze guide

Cathedral Saint-Luperc, Eauze

Cathedral at 46 km (direction east-north-east), in the Gers department

The Cathedral Saint-Luperc is a 16th century cathedral in Eauze, in the style Gothic...

See Cathedral Saint-Luperc, Eauze guide

Lavardens

Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction north-east), in the Gers department

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

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Valence-sur-Baise

at 53 km (direction north-north-east), in the Gers department

Explore the historic centre of the bastide town of Valence-sur-Baise, then visit the Abbaye...

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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Most Beautiful Village at 60 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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Reserve excursions near Monfaucon

Map of places to visit near Monfaucon

Markets in and near Monfaucon

• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (8km)
• Marciac: market Wednesday (9km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (9km)
• Plaisance: market Thursday (18km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (22km)
• Mirande: market Monday (24km)
• Riscle: market Friday (28km)
• Vic Fezensac: market Friday all day (37km)
• Seissan: market Friday (39km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Monfaucon, France

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

Heritage sites

• Aire sur l'Adour église St Quitterie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Auch cathédrale St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (25km)
• Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (24km)
• Palmeraie du Sarthou (30km)
• Jardins du château de Viven (39km)
• Jardin de la poterie Hillen (42km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Betharram (46km)
• Gorges de la Save (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (22km)
• Ordan-Larroque (38km)
• Pau (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (48km)

Geography and distances

Monfaucon is in the south-west of France at 25 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Monfaucon is 625 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ansost, Artagnan, Auriebat, Barbachen, Beccas, Buzon, Cazaux-Villecomtal, Gensac, Haget, Lafitole, Liac, Malabat, Ricourt, Saint-Justin, Sauveterre, Segalas and Semboues.

This page in French: Visiter Monfaucon