France
Voie de Vézelay
A pilgrim route of 874.9 km from Vézelay to Ostabat, joins the Chemin de Saint-Jacques via Le Puy, then the Camino Francés at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, to Santiago de Compostela. At 20–25 km a day, most people take 35–44 days.
- 874.9 kmDistance
- 13,631 mClimb
- 13,751 mDescent
- 686 mHigh point
Plan your own days
A common way to split it
One common way to split it, not the only one.
- Vézelay → Varzy 35.9 km
- Varzy → Champlemy 9.9 km
- Champlemy → La Charité-sur-Loire 34.2 km
- La Charité-sur-Loire → Faubourg de Loire 0.5 km
- Faubourg de Loire → Baugy 29.8 km
- Baugy → Bourges 31.9 km
- Bourges → Chârost 25.6 km
- Chârost → Issoudun 14.6 km
- Issoudun → Châteauroux 35.8 km
- Châteauroux → Velles 16.8 km
- Velles → Argenton-sur-Creuse 20.9 km
- Argenton-sur-Creuse → Éguzon-Chantôme 23.6 km
- Éguzon-Chantôme → Saint-Germain-Beaupré 22.3 km
- Saint-Germain-Beaupré → Saint-Priest-la-Feuille 16.9 km
- Saint-Priest-la-Feuille → Marsac 19.9 km
- Marsac → Le Dognon 25.9 km
- Le Dognon → Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 14.2 km
- Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat → Limoges 23.3 km
- Limoges → Aixe-sur-Vienne 12.2 km
- Aixe-sur-Vienne → Les Cars 18.2 km
- Les Cars → La Coquille 26.6 km
- La Coquille → Thiviers 18.2 km
- Thiviers → Sorges 18.7 km
- Sorges → Périgueux 22.1 km
- Périgueux → Saint-Astier 22.3 km
- Saint-Astier → Mussidan 26.8 km
- Mussidan → Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt 33.4 km
- Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt → Saint-Ferme 29.4 km
- Saint-Ferme → La Réole 20.1 km
- La Réole → Auros 21.3 km
- Auros → Bazas 16.4 km
- Bazas → Captieux 17.3 km
- Captieux → Roquefort 34.7 km
- Roquefort → Mont-de-Marsan 29.1 km
- Mont-de-Marsan → Saint-Sever 20.7 km
- Saint-Sever → Argelos 25.4 km
- Argelos → Orthez 18.0 km
- Orthez → Sauveterre-de-Béarn 22.9 km
- Sauveterre-de-Béarn → Saint-Palais 15.1 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.
- 34.6 km with no beds between L'Ermitage and Varzy — plan a long day or a detour.
- 33.8 km with no beds between Champlemy and La Charité-sur-Loire — plan a long day or a detour.
- 30.3 km with no beds between Baugy and L'Oustal — plan a long day or a detour.
- 32.6 km with no beds between Issoudun and Appart'Hôtel Saint-Denis — plan a long day or a detour.
- 34.8 km with no beds between Captieux and Roquefort — plan a long day or a detour.
| Town | From start (km) | To next (km) | Places to sleep | Drinking water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vézelay Village | 0.0 | 11.4 | 11 | Yes |
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11 places to sleep in Vézelay, 1 of them outside town Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
Other
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| La Maison-Dieu Village | 11.4 | 5.3 | — | — |
| Asnois Village | 16.7 | 8.2 | — | — |
| Saint-Germain-des-Bois Village | 24.9 | 4.9 | — | — |
| Cuncy-lès-Varzy Village | 29.8 | 6.1 | — | — |
| Varzy Village | 35.9 | 9.9 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Varzy Guest house
Apartment
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| Champlemy Village | 45.8 | 13.6 | 1 | Yes |
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1 place to sleep in Champlemy Guest house
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| Arbourse Village | 59.4 | 6.7 | — | Yes |
| Murlin Village | 66.1 | 8.5 | — | Yes |
| Raveau Village | 74.6 | 5.5 | — | Yes |
| La Charité-sur-Loire Village | 80.0 | 0.5 | 4 | Yes |
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4 places to sleep in La Charité-sur-Loire Hostel
Hotel
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| Faubourg de Loire Hamlet | 80.6 | 2.2 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Faubourg de Loire Hotel
Other
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| La Chapelle-Montlinard Village | 82.7 | 6.4 | — | — |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs Village | 89.1 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Sancergues Village | 89.6 | 4.5 | — | — |
| Charentonnay Village | 94.1 | 6.2 | — | — |
| Couy Village | 100.3 | 10.1 | — | — |
| Baugy Village | 110.4 | 4.6 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Baugy Apartment
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| Villabon Village | 114.9 | 6.1 | — | — |
| Brécy Village | 121.1 | 5.6 | — | Yes |
| Sainte-Solange Village | 126.7 | 15.6 | — | — |
| Bourges Town | 142.3 | 7.3 | 14 | Yes |
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14 places to sleep in Bourges, 5 of them outside town · 3 beds at the 1 that give a number Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
Other
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| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin Village | 149.6 | 4.9 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 1 of them outside town Hotel
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| Morthomiers Village | 154.5 | 4.3 | — | — |
| Villeneuve-sur-Cher Village | 158.8 | 9.1 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Villeneuve-sur-Cher Other
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| Chârost Village | 167.9 | 2.6 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Chârost Guest house
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| Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon Village | 170.5 | 12.0 | 2 | Yes |
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2 places to sleep in Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon, 1 of them outside town Other
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| Issoudun Town | 182.5 | 6.6 | 8 | — |
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8 places to sleep in Issoudun, 3 of them outside town · 42 beds at the 1 that give a number Hotel
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| Village de Jean-Varennes Village | 189.1 | 2.5 | — | — |
| Thizay Village | 191.6 | 6.0 | — | — |
| Sainte-Fauste Village | 197.6 | 6.2 | — | — |
| Diors Village | 203.8 | 11.5 | — | — |
| Déols Village | 215.3 | 3.0 | 2 | Yes |
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2 places to sleep in Déols, 2 of them outside town Apartment
Other
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| Châteauroux Town | 218.3 | 16.8 | 14 | Yes |
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14 places to sleep in Châteauroux, 2 of them outside town Guest house
Hotel
Apartment
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| Velles Village | 235.2 | 19.2 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Velles · 4 beds at the 1 that give a number Hostel
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| Saint-Marcel Village | 254.4 | 1.6 | 6 | — |
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6 places to sleep in Saint-Marcel, 2 of them outside town · 5 beds at the 2 that give a number Hotel
Apartment
Other
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| Argenton-sur-Creuse Village | 256.0 | 2.9 | 11 | Yes |
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11 places to sleep in Argenton-sur-Creuse, 2 of them outside town · 2 beds at the 1 that give a number Guest house
Hotel
Apartment
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| Le Pêchereau Village | 258.9 | 3.1 | 3 | — |
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3 places to sleep in Le Pêchereau, 2 of them outside town · 5 beds at the 1 that give a number Guest house
Hotel
Apartment
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| La Croix-Rouge Hamlet | 262.0 | 0.3 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in La Croix-Rouge, 1 of them outside town Apartment
Other
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| Le Menoux Village | 262.3 | 4.2 | 5 | — |
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5 places to sleep in Le Menoux, 2 of them outside town Apartment
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| Chatillon Hamlet | 266.5 | 2.3 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Chatillon, 1 of them outside town Hotel
Apartment
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| Gargilesse-Dampierre Village | 268.8 | 3.5 | 10 | Yes |
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10 places to sleep in Gargilesse-Dampierre, 3 of them outside town · 13 beds at the 1 that give a number Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
Apartment
Other
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| Les Chérons Hamlet | 272.3 | 7.4 | 6 | Yes |
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6 places to sleep in Les Chérons, 6 of them outside town · 21 beds at the 1 that give a number Apartment
Other
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| Éguzon-Chantôme Village | 279.7 | 8.2 | 4 | — |
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4 places to sleep in Éguzon-Chantôme, 2 of them outside town · 22 beds at the 1 that give a number Guest house
Hotel
Apartment
Other
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| Crozant Village | 287.8 | 6.1 | 4 | Yes |
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4 places to sleep in Crozant, 2 of them outside town · 6 beds at the 1 that give a number Hostel
Hotel
Apartment
Other
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| La Chapelle-Baloue Village | 293.9 | 8.1 | — | Yes |
| Saint-Germain-Beaupré Village | 302.0 | 4.6 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Saint-Germain-Beaupré Guest house
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| Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat Village | 306.6 | 5.8 | — | Yes |
| La Souterraine Town | 312.4 | 6.5 | 7 | Yes |
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7 places to sleep in La Souterraine, 1 of them outside town Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
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| Saint-Priest-la-Feuille Village | 318.9 | 7.6 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Saint-Priest-la-Feuille Guest house
| ||||
| Chamborand Village | 326.4 | 7.4 | — | — |
| Bénévent-l'Abbaye Village | 333.8 | 4.9 | 1 | Yes |
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1 place to sleep in Bénévent-l'Abbaye Hotel
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| Marsac Village | 338.8 | 3.2 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Marsac, 1 of them outside town Guest house
Other
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| Arrènes Village | 341.9 | 4.4 | — | — |
| Saint-Goussaud Village | 346.3 | 12.0 | — | Yes |
| Les Billanges Village | 358.4 | 4.7 | — | Yes |
| Saint-Laurent-les-Églises Village | 363.1 | 1.6 | 1 | Yes |
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1 place to sleep in Saint-Laurent-les-Églises, 1 of them outside town Other
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| Le Dognon Hamlet | 364.7 | 4.1 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Le Dognon Hotel
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| Le Châtenet-en-Dognon Village | 368.8 | 9.8 | — | Yes |
| Champmain Hamlet | 378.6 | 0.3 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Champmain Hotel
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| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat Village | 378.9 | 10.3 | 4 | Yes |
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4 places to sleep in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat Hostel
Guest house
| ||||
| Aureil Village | 389.3 | 6.4 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Aureil, 1 of them outside town Other
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| Feytiat Village | 395.7 | 6.5 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Feytiat, 2 of them outside town Hotel
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| Limoges City | 402.2 | 12.1 | 15 | Yes |
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15 places to sleep in Limoges, 1 of them outside town Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
Apartment
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| Moulin Seguy Hamlet | 414.3 | 0.2 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Moulin Seguy, 1 of them outside town Hostel
Guest house
| ||||
| Aixe-sur-Vienne Village | 414.4 | 9.0 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Aixe-sur-Vienne Other
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| Saint-Martin-le-Vieux Village | 423.4 | 2.9 | 1 | Yes |
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1 place to sleep in Saint-Martin-le-Vieux, 1 of them outside town Guest house
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| Lavignac Village | 426.3 | 6.4 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Lavignac, 1 of them outside town Hostel
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| Les Cars Village | 432.7 | 9.4 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Les Cars, 1 of them outside town Hotel
Other
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| Châlus Village | 442.1 | 2.6 | 4 | Yes |
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4 places to sleep in Châlus, 1 of them outside town Guest house
Hotel
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| Le Lac Hamlet | 444.7 | 5.3 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Le Lac Hostel
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| Firbeix Village | 450.0 | 9.3 | 3 | — |
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3 places to sleep in Firbeix, 3 of them outside town Guest house
Hotel
Other
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| La Coquille Village | 459.3 | 17.8 | 4 | Yes |
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4 places to sleep in La Coquille, 1 of them outside town Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
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| Quartier de la Gare Hamlet | 477.2 | 0.4 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Quartier de la Gare Hotel
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| Thiviers Town | 477.6 | 0.0 | 3 | — |
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3 places to sleep in Thiviers Hostel
Guest house
Other
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| Notre-Dame Hamlet | 477.6 | 3.6 | — | Yes |
| Eyzerac Village | 481.2 | 9.6 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Eyzerac, 2 of them outside town Guest house
Hotel
| ||||
| Négrondes Village | 490.8 | 5.4 | — | Yes |
| Sorges Village | 496.2 | 22.1 | 4 | — |
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4 places to sleep in Sorges, 1 of them outside town Hostel
Hotel
Other
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| Périgueux Town | 518.4 | 4.7 | 11 | Yes |
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11 places to sleep in Périgueux Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
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| Pont de la Beauronne Hamlet | 523.1 | 0.6 | 3 | — |
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3 places to sleep in Pont de la Beauronne, 2 of them outside town Hotel
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| Les Reynats Hamlet | 523.6 | 0.5 | 2 | — |
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2 places to sleep in Les Reynats Hotel
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| Chancelade Village | 524.1 | 0.9 | — | Yes |
| La Croix Herbouze Hamlet | 525.0 | 8.3 | — | Yes |
| Annesse-et-Beaulieu Village | 533.3 | 2.1 | — | — |
| Annesse Village | 535.4 | 5.3 | 1 | — |
|
1 place to sleep in Annesse, 1 of them outside town Hotel
| ||||
| Saint-Astier Town | 540.7 | 21.4 | 3 | Yes |
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3 places to sleep in Saint-Astier, 1 of them outside town Guest house
Other
| ||||
| Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle Village | 562.1 | 2.4 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle, 1 of them outside town Other
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| Saint-Front-de-Pradoux Village | 564.5 | 3.0 | — | — |
| Mussidan Town | 567.4 | 8.6 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Mussidan Hostel
| ||||
| Saint-Géry Village | 576.0 | 7.4 | — | — |
| Fraisse Village | 583.4 | 6.5 | 1 | Yes |
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1 place to sleep in Fraisse, 1 of them outside town Hostel
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| Monfaucon Village | 589.9 | 10.9 | 1 | Yes |
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1 place to sleep in Monfaucon, 1 of them outside town Other
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| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Village | 600.9 | 0.2 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Hostel
| ||||
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Town | 601.1 | 5.2 | 4 | — |
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4 places to sleep in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Hotel
Other
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| Appelles Village | 606.4 | 6.8 | — | — |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong Village | 613.1 | 0.9 | 1 | — |
|
1 place to sleep in Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong Guest house
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| Caplong Village | 614.0 | 8.9 | — | — |
| Pellegrue Village | 623.0 | 7.3 | — | — |
| Saint-Ferme Village | 630.3 | 6.8 | 1 | Yes |
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1 place to sleep in Saint-Ferme Hostel
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| Coutures Village | 637.0 | 3.6 | — | — |
| Roquebrune Village | 640.6 | 4.6 | — | — |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Noaille Village | 645.2 | 5.2 | — | — |
| La Réole Town | 650.4 | 3.7 | 5 | Yes |
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5 places to sleep in La Réole Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
Other
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| Floudès Village | 654.2 | 2.7 | — | — |
| Bassanne Village | 656.8 | 4.1 | — | Yes |
| Pondaurat Village | 661.0 | 3.9 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Pondaurat Hostel
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| Savignac Village | 664.8 | 6.9 | — | — |
| Auros Village | 671.7 | 5.0 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Auros Guest house
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| Brouqueyran Village | 676.8 | 11.4 | — | — |
| Bazas Village | 688.1 | 17.3 | 3 | Yes |
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3 places to sleep in Bazas, 2 of them outside town Guest house
Hotel
| ||||
| Captieux Village | 705.5 | 20.8 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Captieux Hostel
| ||||
| Bourriot Village | 726.2 | 13.9 | — | Yes |
| Roquefort Village | 740.2 | 6.2 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Roquefort Hotel
| ||||
| Corbleu Hamlet | 746.4 | 2.8 | — | Yes |
| Bostens Village | 749.2 | 3.7 | — | Yes |
| Gaillères Village | 753.0 | 6.6 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Gaillères Hotel
| ||||
| Bougue Village | 759.6 | 9.7 | — | — |
| Mont-de-Marsan Town | 769.2 | 7.6 | 13 | Yes |
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13 places to sleep in Mont-de-Marsan, 6 of them outside town · 14 beds at the 1 that give a number Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
| ||||
| Benquet Village | 776.8 | 13.1 | — | — |
| Saint-Sever Village | 790.0 | 6.8 | 8 | Yes |
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8 places to sleep in Saint-Sever, 2 of them outside town Hostel
Guest house
Hotel
Apartment
Other
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| Audignon Village | 796.8 | 5.1 | — | — |
| Horsarrieu Village | 801.9 | 3.5 | — | — |
| Hagetmau Village | 805.5 | 5.6 | 7 | — |
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7 places to sleep in Hagetmau, 5 of them outside town Guest house
Hotel
Apartment
| ||||
| Labastide-Chalosse Village | 811.0 | 4.3 | — | — |
| Argelos Village | 815.3 | 1.9 | 1 | Yes |
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1 place to sleep in Argelos Hostel
| ||||
| Beyries Village | 817.2 | 3.9 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Beyries Hostel
| ||||
| Sault-de-Navailles Village | 821.1 | 5.3 | — | Yes |
| Sallespisse Village | 826.4 | 7.0 | — | Yes |
| Orthez Town | 833.4 | 6.2 | 3 | Yes |
|
3 places to sleep in Orthez Guest house
Hotel
| ||||
| Lanneplaà Village | 839.5 | 5.0 | — | Yes |
| L'Hôpital-d'Orion Village | 844.5 | 7.8 | — | Yes |
| Andrein Village | 852.3 | 3.9 | — | — |
| Sauveterre-de-Béarn Village | 856.2 | 2.4 | 3 | — |
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3 places to sleep in Sauveterre-de-Béarn Hostel
Guest house
Other
| ||||
| Guinarthe-Parenties Village | 858.6 | 0.8 | — | — |
| Osserain Village | 859.5 | 10.4 | 1 | — |
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1 place to sleep in Osserain Guest house
| ||||
| Aïcirits Village | 869.9 | 1.5 | — | — |
| Saint-Palais Village | 871.4 | — | 5 | Yes |
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5 places to sleep in Saint-Palais Hostel
Hotel
| ||||
Alternatives
- Voie de Vézelay, Saincoins - Aixe-sur-Vienne — 268.6 km
- relation 3728476 — 193.3 km
- Voie de Vézelay Est, Bergerac - Clairac (from Montréal) — 183.6 km
- Voie de Vézelay Ouest, Mont-de-Marsan - Saint-Palais — 104.2 km
- relation 408647 — 102.4 km
- Voie de Vézelay Est, Bergerac - Clairac — 90.4 km
- Voie de Vézelay, Aixe-sur-Vienne - Châlus — 37.0 km
- relation 12774887 — 37.0 km
- Voie de Vézelay, Nevers - Sancoins — 32.1 km
- Voie de Vézelay, Vézelay - La Charité-sur-Loire — 24.8 km
- relation 3728477 — 18.1 km
- relation 6011482 — 11.5 km
- Voie de Vézelay Ouest, Bergerac - Mont-de-Marsan — 11.5 km
- Voie de Vézelay, Châlus - Bergerac — 7.3 km
- Voie de Vézelay Ouest, Saint-Palais - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port — 4.8 km
Joins the Chemin de Saint-Jacques via Le Puy at None, km 714.7 ›
Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from Copernicus GLO-30.
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