Vallée d'Aure explained

Vallée d'Aure
Range:Pyrénées
Location:Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Towns:Sarrancolin, Arreau, Ancizan, Guchen, Grézian, Cadéac, Vielle-Aure, Saint-Lary-Soulan, Aragnouet
Coordinates:42.83°N 0.33°W[1]
Orientation:North
Length:40 km
Type:Vallée glaciaire
Traversed:Neste
Roads:D 929-->

The vallée d'Aure is located in the French Pyrenees, in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the region of Midi-Pyrénées.

Geography

The vallée d'Aure is part of the pays d'Aure, of which the historical capital is Arreau.

It corresponds to the upper flow of the Neste or Neste d'Aure. It spans about 40 km from Sarrancolin to the Spanish border, accessible by the Aragnouet-Bielsa tunnel.

Main communes

Mineralogy

The vallée d'Are has the particularity of disposing of remarkable mineral deposits such as byssolite, tremolite or prehnite.

Flora and fauna

The Aure et Saint-Girons ~ or Auroise ~ is a breed of cattle endemic to the valley.

History

Chemin de la Vallée d'Aure

Skying resorts

Notes and References

  1. Source : Google Maps et Géoportail