Location
Barcelonne-du-Gers lies on the right bank of the Adour, on the border with the Landes département and at the western entrance to the Gers département.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Barcelonne-du-Gers can consider the town as a specific travel destination.
History
Around 1316, the bastide of Cosset was built and soon acquired the name Barcelonne. The historic bastide had a square, eight perpendicular main streets, a surrounding wall with four gates and double drawbridges, as well as a double water-filled moat.
Culture
The Church of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel has a square bell tower and dates from the 16th century. It preserves a flamboyant portal from the late 15th or early 16th century.
The roof structure of the washhouse in Barcelonne-du-Gers is made of wood from the former market hall. The former prison was originally a water tower and later served as a holding cell and overnight accommodation.
For five centuries, the arenas of Barcelonne-du-Gers have preserved the Gascon cultural tradition of Course landaise.
Nature
The Bois de Casamont lies on the slope of a hill above the Adour and has paths for walks. The Bois de Casamont contains the remains of the Château de Jeanne d’Albret.
The Sentier de l’Adour brings the landscapes connected with the river, as well as nature, architecture, history and culture, to life.
Trails
The Camino de Santiago (Chemin de Compostelle) crosses the municipality of Barcelonne-du-Gers.
The 94 km-long Sentier de l’Adour runs between Barcelonne-du-Gers, 2 km from Aire-sur-l’Adour in the Landes département, and Bazet in the Hautes-Pyrénées département; it is accessible to walkers, horse riders and mountain bikers.
For the route from Barcelonne-du-Gers to Gée-Rivière, the travel times are 1 hour 40 minutes on foot, 35 minutes by mountain bike and 50 minutes on horseback.
More local pages: Saint-Mont, Panassac, Viella, Arrouède, Homps, Montégut-Arros, Réans, Mirande.
