Randonnée autour de Larressingle - La Carcassonne du Gers

A hike in the region Midi-Pyrénées

Larressingle, in Gers Department, is a beautiful medieval town built at the top of a hill. In this hike, you will walk on the tracks which surround the fortified village, and you will enjoy the landscape of this place, its thousand colours blended with natural fragrances...

Information

General points

• Geographic situation. District : Larressingle (department Gers, canton Condom)
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• Starting point : Car park of the fortified village, in front of the medieval war machines.
• The length of the stroll is estimated at 4,5 Km and the walk duration is about 1 h 30 mn.
• The stroll is marked out all along
• Stroll form : loop
• Stroll relief : hilly (alt. mini = 129 m ; alt. maxi = 175 m)
• Maintenance : frequent (brushwood clearing at least annual)
• Exposure : varied (both covered and uncovered areas)

Events and information

Worth seeing. Conducted tours in the village are proposed. For all information, contact Ténaréze Tourist Office. Tel.: 05 62 28 00 80.

Noteworthy places

Larressingle. The village of Larressingle is really a Middle-Age gem. It is the smallest village fortified in France, thereby the French phrase "petite Carcassonne du Gers". Its church was built in the XIIth - XIIIth centuries in the honor of Saint Sigismond. This church has the peculiarity to have two naves.
A military medieval camp is presented at the entrance of the city. It displays the war machines that were used to besiege a city.

Panorama. The hilly landscape that one can observe in Gers Department draws its origin from geologic events, and particularly the erection of Pyrenees.

Maps

Carto Exploreur 32 Ouest, IGN 1741 E.

Bibliography

Le Pays d'Armagnac à pied. (2005 - Coll. Les pays de France à pied. Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre) : 96 p.