Orleix: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Orleix’s significant landscape features include the hedgerow landscape of the plain, the forest, the waterways and the old village structure.

Anyone wishing to explore Orleix, with its paths, the Church of Saint Christopher and its local products, may be planning to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature and Paths

The Les lacs de Bours route is 22.6 kilometres long; the estimated duration is 5.3 hours. It follows a variety of roads and paths to Orleix and through the village.

The CaminAdour is a path along the banks of the Adour. At Bours, Soues and Tarbes, it is connected to the wider Trait Vert network of paths and runs mainly along the smaller riverbed on the right bank of the Adour.

Culture and History

Parts of the Church of Saint Christopher in Orleix, including the west gable, the north wall, elements of the south chapel, the three-sided choir ending and the sacristy, probably date from the late Middle Ages, between the 15th and 16th centuries. The high altar with its canopy, as well as the pulpit, were classified as movable objects among the historic monuments in 1942.

Getting Around

Bus route T11 operates between Bours/Orleix and Verdun, serving the Orleix-Mairie stop.

The Louis Carmouze Library opened in February at 9 rue des Platanes in Orleix.

Food and Drink

Ferme du Castérieu is located at 1 chemin de Castérieu, 65800 Orleix. In Orleix, it produces farm cheese made from pasteurised cow’s milk, sheep’s milk or a mixture of cow’s and sheep’s milk.

When they opened, the halls of Ferme Deth Bosc in Orleix offered products from agricultural producers, regional cheeses, meat, preserved foods, local drinks and baked goods.

Events

Boucles de l'Alaric is an annual running and walking event associated with Orleix; almost 500 people take part each year, with 70 volunteers involved.

Other places: Bernadets-Debat, Orincles, Cadéac, Larreule, Loures-Barousse, Hèches, Burg, Loucrup

For the wider travel overview: Hautes-Pyrénées.