Auroux: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Landscape
Auroux lies on the eastern edge of the Margeride, a natural landscape and granite region. The deeply incised Chapeauroux Valley runs through the village. The landscape of the Margeride around Auroux comprises rounded mid-mountain forms, meadows, rushing streams, deep forests and granite blocks weathered smooth by the elements. Auroux is considered a mountain commune; the average elevation ranges from 900 m to 1275 m at the western municipal boundary.
Geographical Location
The catchment area of Lac de Naussac lies in the northeastern part of the commune of Auroux; it includes the villages of Briges and Naussac.
Getting Around
The C.D. 988 crosses Auroux from south to north; the C.D. 26 connects Auroux with Langogne. The nearest railway station to Auroux is in Langogne, with the next one in Mende.
A route leads to the Croix de Parpaillon, crossing the Chapeauroux on a bridge, running through woodland and heathland as well as a fir forest, and reaching the Croix de Parpaillon on the left-hand side of the path.
Anyone choosing Auroux as a travel destination and wishing to rent a holiday apartment is making a clear decision in favour of this type of accommodation.
Activities and Events
The Amicale Motocycliste Chams Auroux has organised enduro races in Auroux since 1977 and holds motorcycle gatherings on the road in spring and autumn. The Galopeur Fou organises a 12 km Christmas trail run in Auroux with 356 m of positive elevation gain. The Galopeur Fou Endurathlon combines an 8.5 km mountain bike loop with a 3 km trail-running loop in nature.
The Comité des Fêtes d’Auroux organises the festival on 13 July and the festival in mid-August, with music and dancing under the village market hall.
Culture
The Croix de Briges consists of a prismatic granite shaft and a basalt cross with fluted arms. The year 1572 is inscribed at the foot of its shaft. The Croix de Briges is one of the oldest crosses in Lozère.
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