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Laruns
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Information
Country	France
Regions	New Aquitaine ​Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Altitude	Between 458 and m
Area	248,96 km²
Population	1 283 hab. (2010)
Density	5,15 inhab./km²
Postal code	64440
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
42 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N 0 ° 25 ′ 35 ″ W
Touristic site
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Laruns is a small town of Pyrénées-Atlantiques about 1,500 inhabitants, located in the Ossau valley.

Understand

Its inhabitants are called the Larunsois. The city is in the middle of a valley, the mountain is very close, which gives a certain charm to Laruns, just by its landscape.

To go

• Of Pau

Circulate

On foot, because the city is small.

See

The old buildings in Laruns (Assouste church of XIII^e century). Also worth visiting, the Pyrenees National Park museum is fun and informative, without being too boring.

Make

Buy souvenirs and postcards

42.897769-0.3959711 Artouste-Fabrèges station (south of the municipality of Laruns) – over an area of 1,5 km2, has 3 snow cannons. Plunging view of Lake Fabrèges (last update Dec. 2018)

Artouste-Fabrèges Minimum altitude 1 350 m Maximum altitude 2 100 m Alpine skiing Tracks 18 tracks - 25 km 2 tracks 9 tracks 6 tracks 1 track Number of lifts 11 * Cable car 1 * Chairlift 3 * Carpet 1 Debit 8 730 p / h

Eat

The good cheese of the Pyrenees. Discover the Pyrenees National Park through the many hiking routes. Do not forget the GR10 which crosses the Pyrenees from east to west (from Hendaye to Banyuls or vice versa), breathtaking landscapes and the highest peaks of the Pyrenees for the bravest: Balaïtous, Vignemale ...

Do not miss the Lahouratate charcuterie!

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Around

Laruns is a place of transit toSpain (29 km), Lourdes from the Col d'Aubisque (50 km) and the Ocean by the Basque Country (100 km).

• 42.958056-0.3322221 Gourette  – winter sports resort east of Laruns. (last update Dec. 2018)