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Gavarnie-Gèdre
The circus of Gavarnie, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Information
Country	France
Region	Hautes-Pyrenees
Watercourse	gave de Gavarnie
Area	227,11 km²
Population	377 hab. (2013)
Density	1,66 inhab./km²
Postal code	65120
Telephone prefix	33 5 62
Location
42 ° 45 ′ 40 ″ N 0 ° 0 ′ 4 ″ W
Touristic site
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Gavarnie-Gèdre is a municipality in the department of Hautes-Pyrenees being part of Pyrenees national park.

Understand

Gavarnie-Gèdre is a new municipality created on 1^er january 2016 by bringing together the delegated municipalities of Gavarnie and Gèdre.

Tourist information

• visitor Center  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 42.788940.019271 Gèdre reception point Place de la Bergère,   33 5 62 924805 – (ramp on the right of the building). (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 42.73516-0.010242 Gavarnie reception point ,   33 5 62 924910 –  (last update Feb. 2018)

To go

Circulate

To see

• 42.6961-0.00971 Circus of Gavarnie  – Glacial-type natural cirque that is part of the Mont-Perdu massif. The semi-circle formed by the circus has a circumference of about six kilometers. The bottom of the circus is around 1 570 m while of the eight summits which surround it, it is the peak of Marboré which is the climax with 3 248 m altitude. (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 42.69369-0.004842 Large waterfall  – 423 meters high, it is the highest waterfall in France. The waters are those of Gave de Pau whose source is located a few hundred meters from the fall. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 42.69104-0.033843 Roland's Breach  – Natural hole forty meters wide and one hundred meters high opening into the cliffs located above the cirque de Gavarnie and constituting a mountain pass at an altitude of 2 807 m on the border between Spain and France. It is accessible, on the French side, from the Sarradets refuge in 45 min of ascent approximately. According to legend, it is Roland the valiant who would have opened it as he tried to destroy his sword Durandal. (last update Feb. 2018)

Do

42.72947-0.03351 Gavarnie-Gèdre ski area departmental road D923 (last update Feb. 2018)

Gavarnie-Gèdre Minimum altitude 1 850 m Maximum altitude 2 400 m Alpine skiing Tracks 29 tracks - 35 km 7 tracks 12 tracks 9 tracks 5 tracks Number of lifts 12 * Chairlift 3 * Ski lift 5 Cross-country skiing Tracks 7 km Boardercross

To buy

Eat

• 42.70442-0.008211 Circus hotel Gèdre,   33 5 62 924802 from 1^er may and the October 31. (last update March 2018)

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

• 42.69589-0.033251 Refuge of Sarradets (Roland Brèche refuge) ,   33 6 83 381324  Following an avalanche in february 2019, the refuge is closed, at a minimum, until january 2020. (last update March 2018)

Communicate

Around

• 42.851-0.14011 Spain Bridge (to the northwest) – Natural site in 1 500 m altitude. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 42.8719-0.00322 Luz-Saint-Sauveur (North) (last update Feb. 2018)
• 43.0968-0.04563 Lourdes (North) (last update Feb. 2018)
• 42.93660.14194 Pic du Midi de Bigorre (to North-east) – Its observatory at 2 877 m altitude. (last update Feb. 2018)

Long-distance hiking trail 10
Hendaye	Crossing the Pyrenees (from mid-June to the end of October)					Banyuls-sur-Mer
- ... -Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port- ... -Cauterets- ... -			Gavarnie-Gèdre	- ... -Bagneres-de-Luchon- ... -Merens-les-Vals- ... -