Champagnac: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Active pursuits

The bike park is freely accessible all year round. It includes a green practice area and three downhill trails rated Green, Blue and Red for difficulty. The bike park is located in Champagnac near Lac du Bois de Lempre.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Champagnac is making a conscious choice to stay in this town.

Nature and trails

The PR 25 – Le Pont de Vernéjoux hiking trail starts at Champagnac's church square and leads from the Plateau du Champagnaguès to the Dordogne gorges. It is 10.6 km long, marked in yellow, and has an indicated duration of 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Culture and history

The Musée de la Mine de Champagnac was inaugurated in 1991 and traces the key stages in the history of one of Auvergne's most important mining centres. The “La Pierre Noire” cultural centre has an exhibition room for modern and contemporary art.

La Pierre Noire offers concerts in the rock, jazz, pop, electronic, world music and classical genres, as well as theatre, dance, conferences and cinema.

The Église Notre-Dame de Champagnac is a Romanesque church dating from the 12th century. It is closed, but can be visited by collecting the keys from the town hall during secretariat opening hours, Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 17:30.

Further activities

Les Cavaliers de l'étang offers horseback riding and pony rides.

Other places: Joursac, Beaulieu, Raulhac, Saint-Julien-de-Toursac, Ferrières-Saint-Mary, Antignac, Besse, Paulhenc

To the higher-level travel overview: Cantal.