Les Bordes-Sur-Lez: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Ribérot Valley and the churches of Les Bordes-sur-Lez give the area two different thematic perspectives: landscape and cultural heritage. Those who choose Les Bordes-sur-Lez as a destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

The Natura 2000 site of the Ribérot Valley and Mont Valier is designated both as a special protection area for birds and as a special conservation area; its special conservation area includes Bordes-Uchentein.

In the immediate vicinity of Les Bordes-sur-Lez are the Tuc de Puech summit and the Pic de l’Arraing summit. The Grotte de Moulis cave and the Pic de Moussaou summit are also located in the vicinity of Les Bordes-sur-Lez.

Getting around

From Saint-Girons, the D618 runs via Castillon-en-Couserans and Les Bordes-sur-Lez. Two kilometres after Les Bordes-sur-Lez, the route branches off into the Ribérot Valley and continues for seven kilometres along a winding, narrow road to the Pla de la Lau car park.

The circular route in the Ribérot Valley offers a view of the Mont Valier massif.

Culture and history

A dolmen in the Ribérot Valley is part of the archaeological cultural heritage. A pilgrimage to Notre Dame d’Aulignac is part of the local cultural heritage.

The church of Bordes in Les Bordes-sur-Lez is an 18th-century church building. The Chapelle d’Aulignac is a 12th-century religious building. The Saint-Pierre d’Ourjout church is a 12th-century religious building. During restoration work in 2012, Romanesque murals from the 12th century were discovered in the Saint-Pierre d’Ourjout church.

The Pont d’Ourjout is a historic bridge dating from the 13th century. An incense burner in the Saint-Germier de Bordes church in Les Bordes-sur-Lez was restored by the Atelier Materia Viva in 2018.

The historical site of Abbaye de Bonnefont en Comminges is located in the wider region surrounding Les Bordes-sur-Lez. Abbaye de Combelongue is a church in the wider region surrounding Les Bordes-sur-Lez.

More local pages: Le Peyrat, Soueix-Rogalle, Le Carlaret, Montaut, Saint-Quentin-la-Tour, Surba, Bonnac, Bethmale.

To the higher-level travel overview: Ariège.