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Country
  
France

Department
  
Hautes-Pyrénées

Canton
  
Vielle-Aure

Population
  
1,073 (2006)

Region
  
Occitanie

Arrondissement
  
Bagnères-de-Bigorre

Area
  
90.97 km (35.12 sq mi)

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:23 PM

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 77% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Altiservice Saint‑Lary, Lac d'Aubert, Maison de l'Ours, Lac de l'Oule, Pic de Néouvielle

Saint-Lary-Soulan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

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Map of 65170 Saint-Lary-Soulan, France

Geography

Saint-Lary is located in Hautes-Pyrénées 80 km south of the département's capital Tarbes, next to the Le Néouvielle Nature Reserve and the Pyrenees National Park and is a 20-minute drive to Spain.

Skiing

Saint-Lary-Soulan is one of the largest ski resorts in the French Pyrenees with over 100 km of downhill slopes. There are 53 pistes spread over three linked, and yet distinct sectors. Saint Lary 1700 is known as the Pla d'Adet sector and provides family skiing including snow kindergarten, toboggan run and a 'Kidpark', a snowpark aimed at young skiers aged between 6 and 12 years. Saint Lary 1900 is known as the Espiaube sector and is frequented by more experienced skiers. The showpiece ski run is the Mirabelle which descends 700 metres over its 3.6 km (2.2 mi) length. Saint Lary 2400 has a snowpark which doubles as a skate park in the summer, mogul and slalom stadiums and also provides access to Lake Oule for snow-shoeing.

Hiking

Saint-Lary-Soulan is also a popular base camp for walkers. The coast to coast GR10 footpath passes through Saint-Lary itself and both the Pyrenees National Park and The Néouvielle Nature Reserve are close by.

Cycling

The Tour de France frequently runs through Saint-Lary-Soulan, most recently in 2005 and is close to a number of mountain climbs used on the tour including the Pla d'Adet, Col d'Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and Col du Tourmalet. Stage 17 of the 2014 Tour de France finishes on the Pla d'Adet, above the commune.

References

Saint-Lary-Soulan Wikipedia