France

Via Arverna

A pilgrim route of 502.2 km from Clermont-Ferrand to Cahors, joins the Chemin de Saint-Jacques via Le Puy at Cahors, then the Camino Francés at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, to Santiago de Compostela. At 20–25 km a day, most people take 20–25 days.

  • 502.2 kmDistance
  • 14,152 mClimb
  • 14,420 mDescent
  • 1,694 mHigh point

Plan your own days

A common way to split it

One common way to split it, not the only one.

  1. Clermont-Ferrand → Saint-Saturnin 22.0 km
  2. Saint-Saturnin → Champeix 18.8 km
  3. Champeix → Issoire 16.5 km
  4. Issoire → Jumeaux 30.9 km
  5. Jumeaux → Brioude 29.6 km
  6. Brioude → Léotoing 20.9 km
  7. Léotoing → Massiac 23.8 km
  8. Massiac → Ferrières 23.0 km
  9. Ferrières → La Rouleyre 11.7 km
  10. La Rouleyre → Laveissière 32.2 km
  11. Laveissière → Saint-Jacques-des-Blats 19.0 km
  12. Saint-Jacques-des-Blats → Polminhac 22.9 km
  13. Polminhac → Aurillac 15.5 km
  14. Aurillac → Saint-Étienne-Cantalès 28.6 km
  15. Saint-Étienne-Cantalès → Camps 29.2 km
  16. Camps → Bretenoux 28.6 km
  17. Bretenoux → Loubressac 16.0 km
  18. Loubressac → Carennac 14.7 km
  19. Carennac → Rocamadour 27.1 km
  20. Rocamadour → Montfaucon 20.2 km
  21. Montfaucon → Vers 29.5 km
  22. Vers → Cahors 20.5 km

Town by town

Distances run towards Santiago. Distances are along the route, in kilometres.

Pick a town to see its places to sleep. Check before you go: places can be seasonal or closed.

TownFrom start (km)To next (km)Places to sleepDrinking water
Clermont-Ferrand City0.53.028Yes

28 places to sleep in Clermont-Ferrand

Hotel

Beaumont (km 3.5) Town3.53.91Yes

1 place to sleep in Beaumont (km 3.5)

Hotel

Romagnat Village7.46.8—Yes
Jussat Hamlet14.21.9—Yes
Chanonat Village16.16.4—Yes
Saint-Saturnin Village22.68.32—

2 places to sleep in Saint-Saturnin, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Domaine du Vocan (outside town)
  • Guest house
Olloix Village30.96.43Yes

3 places to sleep in Olloix

Guest house

Hotel

Other

Montaigut-le-Blanc Village37.41.32Yes

2 places to sleep in Montaigut-le-Blanc

Hotel

  • Hôtel de la Poste

Other

Saint-Julien Hamlet38.72.7—Yes
Champeix Village41.45.71Yes

1 place to sleep in Champeix

Hotel

  • Hôtel du Centre
Pardines Village47.15.3——
Perrier Village52.45.41—

1 place to sleep in Perrier

Other

Issoire Town57.96.71Yes

1 place to sleep in Issoire

Hotel

Le Broc Village64.62.8——
Gignat Village67.56.1——
Le Breuil-sur-Couze Village73.63.9—Yes
Nonette Village77.41.71Yes

1 place to sleep in Nonette, 1 of them outside town

Other

  • Camping des Loges Campsite (outside town)
Orsonnette Village79.21.9—Yes
Mailhat Village81.14.2——
Auzat-la-Combelle Village85.33.5——
Jumeaux Village88.89.52—

2 places to sleep in Jumeaux, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

Auzon Village98.34.8—Yes
Azérat Village103.18.6—Yes
Lamothe Village111.76.7—Yes
Brioude Town118.34.27Yes

7 places to sleep in Brioude

Guest house

Hotel

  • Annexe de l'Hôtel de la Poste et Champanne
  • Hôtel de la Poste et Champanne
  • Hôtel du Centre
  • Hôtel de la Dentelle
  • Hôtel restaurant La Sapinière +33 4 71 50 87 30
Paulhac Village122.52.2——
Beaumont (km 124.8) Village124.86.3——
Saint-Géron Village131.08.2——
Léotoing Village139.21.91—

1 place to sleep in Léotoing

Guest house

  • Le Moulin du Bateau
Torsiac Village141.12.5——
Brugeilles Hamlet143.65.61—

1 place to sleep in Brugeilles

Guest house

  • Le Margaridou
Blesle Village149.21.8—Yes
Le Babory de Blesle Hamlet150.912.11—

1 place to sleep in Le Babory de Blesle

Hotel

Massiac Village163.09.83Yes

3 places to sleep in Massiac, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Ferme de Vazerat (outside town)

Hotel

Molompize Village172.813.21—

1 place to sleep in Molompize, 1 of them outside town

Other

  • Camping municipal de Molompize Campsite (outside town)
Ferrières Village186.011.71—

1 place to sleep in Ferrières

Hotel

La Rouleyre Hamlet197.70.91—

1 place to sleep in La Rouleyre

Apartment

  • La Jaulipière
Joursac Village198.66.3——
Moissac Village204.95.0——
Chalinargues Village209.96.2——
Chavagnac Village216.15.9—Yes
Chastel-sur-Murat Village222.17.85Yes

5 places to sleep in Chastel-sur-Murat, 5 of them outside town

Hostel

Guest house

  • Résidence les Breuils (outside town)
  • L'escale De Camille (outside town) +33 4 71 60 91 74

Hotel

  • Hostellerie du Cantal (outside town)
  • Aux Globe Trotters (outside town) +33 4 71 20 07 22
Laveissière Village229.91.83—

3 places to sleep in Laveissière

Hostel

  • Gîte Hôtel Bellevue

Hotel

Other

  • Camping "Le Vallagnon" Campsite
Fraisse-Haut Hamlet231.717.22Yes

2 places to sleep in Fraisse-Haut, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

Other

Saint-Jacques-des-Blats Village248.98.55—

5 places to sleep in Saint-Jacques-des-Blats, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Hotel
  • Hôtel Le Brunet
  • Hôtel restaurant Le Griou
  • L'Escoundillou (outside town)

Other

  • Camping des Blats Campsite
Les Ponty Hamlet257.40.03—

3 places to sleep in Les Ponty, 2 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Casteltinet (outside town)
  • La Ferme de Trielle (outside town) +33471470164

Other

  • Camping municipal La Bedisse Campsite
Thiézac Village257.48.42Yes

2 places to sleep in Thiézac

Guest house

Hotel

  • L'Elancez
Vic-sur-Cère Village265.76.18Yes

8 places to sleep in Vic-sur-Cère, 4 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Le Bel Horizon (outside town)
  • Beausejour, Hotel
  • Casino
  • La Terrasse
  • Family Hôtel (outside town)

Other

Polminhac Village271.88.12Yes

2 places to sleep in Polminhac, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Au Bon Accueil

Other

  • Camping du Val de Cère Campsite (outside town)
Giou-de-Mamou Village279.97.4——
Aurillac Town287.310.912Yes

12 places to sleep in Aurillac, 3 of them outside town

Hotel

Apartment

  • Appartement le Bal d'Arsène

Other

Ytrac Village298.217.7—Yes
Saint-Étienne-Cantalès Village315.90.61Yes

1 place to sleep in Saint-Étienne-Cantalès

Hotel

  • Le Pradel
Saint-Gérons Village316.53.8—Yes
Laroquebrou Village320.324.83Yes

3 places to sleep in Laroquebrou, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Restaurant de la Gare

Hotel

  • Hotel de la Terrasse

Other

Camps Village345.111.43—

3 places to sleep in Camps, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

Other

  • Camping la Chataigneraie Campsite
Laval-de-Cère Village356.68.21Yes

1 place to sleep in Laval-de-Cère, 1 of them outside town

Other

  • Camping du Lac Campsite (outside town)
Gagnac-sur-Cère Village364.83.02—

2 places to sleep in Gagnac-sur-Cère, 2 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Auberge du Vieux Port (outside town) +33 5 65 38 50 05
  • Hostellerie Belle Rive (outside town)
Glanes Village367.81.3——
Cornac Village369.14.7——
Bretenoux Village373.83.42Yes

2 places to sleep in Bretenoux

Guest house

  • Domaine de Borie

Other

  • Camping de la Bourgnatelle Campsite
Castelnau-Bretenoux Village377.26.7——
Autoire Village383.95.84—

4 places to sleep in Autoire, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Guest house (outside town)
  • Le Château De Busqueilles +33 6 66 33 90 60
  • Trésor en Bois (outside town)

Hotel

Loubressac Village389.812.04Yes

4 places to sleep in Loubressac

Hotel

Other

Magnagues Village401.72.81—

1 place to sleep in Magnagues, 1 of them outside town

Other

Carennac Village404.59.87Yes

7 places to sleep in Carennac, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

  • La Petite Auberge +33565502584
  • La Farga +33 5 65 33 18 97
  • Les Perluètes
  • Maison Camembert
  • La Maison du Rocher (outside town)
  • Le Négadou (outside town)

Hotel

Floirac Village414.36.7—Yes
Montvalent Village421.010.5—Yes
Rocamadour Village431.55.420Yes

20 places to sleep in Rocamadour, 12 of them outside town · 14 beds at the 1 that give a number

Guest house

  • Maison Neuve (outside town)
  • Relais du Pèlerin Centre d'Accueil et d'Hébergement Notre-Dame +33565332323

Hotel

  • Le Troubadour (outside town) +33 5 65 33 70 27
  • Amadour Hôtel (outside town) +33 5 65 33 73 50
  • Hôtel Bellevue (outside town)
  • Hotel (outside town)
  • Le bella roc (outside town)
  • Les Esclargies (outside town)
  • Le lion d'or
  • Hôtel du Château
  • Relais Amadourien
  • Beau Site
  • Terminus des Pèlerins
  • Gite du Cantou 14 beds

Apartment

  • l'ancienne école

Other

Couzou Village436.914.92Yes

2 places to sleep in Couzou, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

Other

Montfaucon Village451.85.31Yes

1 place to sleep in Montfaucon

Guest house

  • Guest house
Labastide-Murat Village457.011.33Yes

3 places to sleep in Labastide-Murat

Hostel

  • Gîte d'étape municipal - Auberge du Roy de Naples Guest house

Guest house

Hotel

  • Logis La Garissade
Cras Village468.412.91—

1 place to sleep in Cras, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Chantal et Philippe (outside town)
Vers Village481.31.03Yes

3 places to sleep in Vers

Hostel

Hotel

  • La Truite Dorée

Other

Béars Hamlet482.37.42—

2 places to sleep in Béars, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

Other

Savanac Village489.60.1—Yes
Arcambal Village489.712.12Yes

2 places to sleep in Arcambal, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

  • La Casa Color (outside town)

Other

Cahors Town501.8—12Yes

12 places to sleep in Cahors, 2 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Gite d'étape Le Relais des Jacobins Guest house
  • gîte des jacobins
  • Papillon vert
  • La Maison des Pèlerins (outside town) +33 5 65 30 03 06
  • Auberge de Jeunesse HI Cahors- Le Chai +33 5 36 04 00 80

Guest house

  • Gîte Saint Laurent +33613377002
  • Guest house (outside town)

Hotel

Apartment

Alternatives

  • Olloix - Tourzel — 25.6 km
  • Tourzel - Jumeaux — 13.1 km
  • Moissac - Neussargues (from Neussargues) — 3.6 km
  • Rond-point Nord de Murat - gare de Murat (from Murat) — 1.4 km

Joins the Chemin de Saint-Jacques via Le Puy at Cahors, km 339.6 ›

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Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from Copernicus GLO-30.

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