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The vallée d'Aure is located in the French Pyrenees, in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the region of Midi-Pyrénées.
Contents
- Vall e d aure la neste le 24 octobre 2016
- Geography
- Mineralogy
- Flora and fauna
- History
- Skying resorts
- References
Vall e d aure la neste le 24 octobre 2016
Geography
The vallée d'Aure is part of the pays d'Aure, of which the historical capital is Arreau.
It corresponds to the upper flow of the Neste or Neste d'Aure. It spans about 40 km from Sarrancolin to the Spanish border, accessible by the Aragnouet-Bielsa tunnel.
Mineralogy
The vallée d’Are has the particularity of disposing of remarkable mineral deposits such as byssolite, tremolite or prehnite.
Flora and fauna
The Aure et Saint-Girons ~ or Auroise ~ is a breed of cattle endemic to the valley.
History
Chemin de la Vallée d'Aure
Skying resorts
References
Vallée d'Aure Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA