Bazet: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Bazet is situated on the left bank of the Adour and has both a rural and an industrial character.

Location and Transport

Bazet is served by bus route T3, operated by Keolis TLP mobilités. The journey from Bazet to the centre of Tarbes, to Place de Verdun, takes around 20 minutes; the return journey takes the same amount of time.

Culture and History

The Manoir de Bazet was probably built in 1765 by the Marquis de Bazillac. The estate includes a walled garden, a well and rural buildings; it also features carved woodwork in the Louis XV style.

The Church of Saint Martin in Bazet was remodelled in the 19th century and houses an 18th-century altarpiece by Jean Brunelo. The town’s industrial history includes an electrical ceramics factory established in 1922 that produced insulators for power transmission lines.

Nature and Trails

Lac Gubinelli is located between the municipalities of Bours and Bazet in an area classified as a Natura 2000 site. The former extraction site was transformed into a family leisure centre. Swimming is permitted there in July and August and is supervised by lifeguards.

In the vicinity of Bazet, Lac de Gubinelli, also known as Bours-Bazet, is a former industrial site that has become a refuge for wildlife. In the same area, the CaminAdour circles Lac de Gubinelli.

The 5 km-long Caminadour also runs along the Adour near Bazet. The route is accessible to cyclists, families and people with reduced mobility.

Local Experiences

The Chèvrerie de Bertille in Bazet offers a farm shop from Wednesday to Saturday between 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., as well as free visits to the goat cheese dairy during these hours.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Bazet should focus their accommodation search on this location.

For the higher-level travel overview: Hautes-Pyrénées.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Odos, Créchets, Uz, Avezac-Prat-Lahitte, Arrayou-Lahitte, Vielle-Adour, Soublecause, Nouilhan.