Saint-Just-Près-Brioude: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The Volcan de la Vergueur shapes the landscape around Saint-Just-près-Brioude and is considered one of the youngest volcanoes in the Auvergne. Its age is estimated at around 15,000 years.
Those choosing Saint-Just-près-Brioude as their destination may be planning to rent a holiday apartment here.
Hiking
The PR028 Le volcan de la Vergueur hiking trail starts and ends in Saint-Just-près-Brioude.
The PR028 Le volcan de la Vergueur is a challenging 16.0-kilometre circular hike with an average duration of 4 hours 30 minutes and 514 metres of ascent.
The Moulin de la Poudrière is located along this trail; the hiking trail then crosses the Céroux via a footbridge.
The PR082 Le Château du Mas hiking trail starts at the town hall square in Saint-Just-près-Brioude. It is 6.09 kilometres long, takes an average of 1 hour 30 minutes and has 163 metres of elevation gain.
The PR082 Le Château du Mas alternates between open high plateaus with fields and pastures and the wooded valley of the Céroux, with views of the Cézalier, before leading to the gates of the Château du Mas.
A circular route that is difficult in its first section leads from Brioude through the forests of Entremont and Lodines to the centre of Saint-Just-près-Brioude.
Landscape
The terrain rises from 500 metres at the La Combette bridge over the Courgoux to 900 metres in the hamlet of Osfond; the difference in elevation is 400 metres.
The Céroux rises in Cantal and drains half of the municipality of Saint-Just-près-Brioude.
The smaller Courgoux stream runs from Artiges to Lodines.
Village Character
The village houses are grouped around the 12th-century Romanesque Church of Saint-Just.
In the hamlet of Verneuges, an unmarked path leads to the summit of the Pié de la Vergueur.
Buggy & Co. is based in Saint-Just-près-Brioude and offers off-road buggy rides on tracks and trails in Haute-Loire.
A category B driving licence is sufficient for the buggy rides; a comprehensive briefing is provided before every departure.
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