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.

  1. Vézelay → Varzy 35.9 km
  2. Varzy → Champlemy 9.9 km
  3. Champlemy → La Charité-sur-Loire 34.2 km
  4. La Charité-sur-Loire → Faubourg de Loire 0.5 km
  5. Faubourg de Loire → Baugy 29.8 km
  6. Baugy → Bourges 31.9 km
  7. Bourges → Chârost 25.6 km
  8. Chârost → Issoudun 14.6 km
  9. Issoudun → Châteauroux 35.8 km
  10. Châteauroux → Velles 16.8 km
  11. Velles → Argenton-sur-Creuse 20.9 km
  12. Argenton-sur-Creuse → Éguzon-Chantôme 23.6 km
  13. Éguzon-Chantôme → Saint-Germain-Beaupré 22.3 km
  14. Saint-Germain-Beaupré → Saint-Priest-la-Feuille 16.9 km
  15. Saint-Priest-la-Feuille → Marsac 19.9 km
  16. Marsac → Le Dognon 25.9 km
  17. Le Dognon → Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 14.2 km
  18. Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat → Limoges 23.3 km
  19. Limoges → Aixe-sur-Vienne 12.2 km
  20. Aixe-sur-Vienne → Les Cars 18.2 km
  21. Les Cars → La Coquille 26.6 km
  22. La Coquille → Thiviers 18.2 km
  23. Thiviers → Sorges 18.7 km
  24. Sorges → Périgueux 22.1 km
  25. Périgueux → Saint-Astier 22.3 km
  26. Saint-Astier → Mussidan 26.8 km
  27. Mussidan → Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt 33.4 km
  28. Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt → Saint-Ferme 29.4 km
  29. Saint-Ferme → La Réole 20.1 km
  30. La Réole → Auros 21.3 km
  31. Auros → Bazas 16.4 km
  32. Bazas → Captieux 17.3 km
  33. Captieux → Roquefort 34.7 km
  34. Roquefort → Mont-de-Marsan 29.1 km
  35. Mont-de-Marsan → Saint-Sever 20.7 km
  36. Saint-Sever → Argelos 25.4 km
  37. Argelos → Orthez 18.0 km
  38. Orthez → Sauveterre-de-Béarn 22.9 km
  39. 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.
TownFrom start (km)To next (km)Places to sleepDrinking water
Vézelay Village0.011.411Yes

11 places to sleep in Vézelay, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Maison Saint-Bernard
  • Centre Sainte-Madeleine
  • Béthanie

Guest house

Hotel

Other

  • L'Ermitage Campsite (outside town)
La Maison-Dieu Village11.45.3——
Asnois Village16.78.2——
Saint-Germain-des-Bois Village24.94.9——
Cuncy-lès-Varzy Village29.86.1——
Varzy Village35.99.92—

2 places to sleep in Varzy

Guest house

  • Chambre d'Hotes

Apartment

Champlemy Village45.813.61Yes

1 place to sleep in Champlemy

Guest house

  • Guest house
Arbourse Village59.46.7—Yes
Murlin Village66.18.5—Yes
Raveau Village74.65.5—Yes
La Charité-sur-Loire Village80.00.54Yes

4 places to sleep in La Charité-sur-Loire

Hostel

Hotel

Faubourg de Loire Hamlet80.62.22—

2 places to sleep in Faubourg de Loire

Hotel

  • Le bon laboureur

Other

La Chapelle-Montlinard Village82.76.4——
Saint-Martin-des-Champs Village89.10.5——
Sancergues Village89.64.5——
Charentonnay Village94.16.2——
Couy Village100.310.1——
Baugy Village110.44.62—

2 places to sleep in Baugy

Apartment

  • Gîte Les Hortancias
  • Gîte Paroissial
Villabon Village114.96.1——
Brécy Village121.15.6—Yes
Sainte-Solange Village126.715.6——
Bourges Town142.37.314Yes

14 places to sleep in Bourges, 5 of them outside town · 3 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

  • Auberge de jeunesse de Bourges

Guest house

Hotel

Other

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin Village149.64.91—

1 place to sleep in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

  • Hôtel Ibis Styles Bourges (outside town)
Morthomiers Village154.54.3——
Villeneuve-sur-Cher Village158.89.11—

1 place to sleep in Villeneuve-sur-Cher

Other

Chârost Village167.92.61—

1 place to sleep in Chârost

Guest house

  • Guest house
Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon Village170.512.02Yes

2 places to sleep in Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon, 1 of them outside town

Other

  • Campsite
  • La Cabane Campsite (outside town)
Issoudun Town182.56.68—

8 places to sleep in Issoudun, 3 of them outside town · 42 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hotel

Village de Jean-Varennes Village189.12.5——
Thizay Village191.66.0——
Sainte-Fauste Village197.66.2——
Diors Village203.811.5——
Déols Village215.33.02Yes

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

Apartment

  • Appart'Hôtel Saint-Denis (outside town)

Other

Châteauroux Town218.316.814Yes

14 places to sleep in Châteauroux, 2 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Au Lys Blanc

Hotel

Apartment

  • Location saisonnière - Chez Anthony
  • Évasion
  • Labrune Pascal (outside town) +33 254084686
Velles Village235.219.21—

1 place to sleep in Velles · 4 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

  • Refuge Pèlerins 4 beds
Saint-Marcel Village254.41.66—

6 places to sleep in Saint-Marcel, 2 of them outside town · 5 beds at the 2 that give a number

Hotel

Apartment

  • Gîte Le Pitolat 2 beds
  • Gîte Florette 3 beds
  • Gîte La Pitolette +33 2 54 24 56 77
  • Gîte Ballade Musicale

Other

Argenton-sur-Creuse Village256.02.911Yes

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

Le Pêchereau Village258.93.13—

3 places to sleep in Le Pêchereau, 2 of them outside town · 5 beds at the 1 that give a number

Guest house

  • Éco-Gîte 1001NuitsEnBerry 5 beds

Hotel

Apartment

La Croix-Rouge Hamlet262.00.32—

2 places to sleep in La Croix-Rouge, 1 of them outside town

Apartment

  • Gîte Le Menoux

Other

Le Menoux Village262.34.25—

5 places to sleep in Le Menoux, 2 of them outside town

Apartment

Chatillon Hamlet266.52.32—

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

Hotel

  • Hotel (outside town)

Apartment

Gargilesse-Dampierre Village268.83.510Yes

10 places to sleep in Gargilesse-Dampierre, 3 of them outside town · 13 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

Guest house

  • Domaine Le Haut Verger (outside town)

Hotel

Apartment

Other

Les Chérons Hamlet272.37.46Yes

6 places to sleep in Les Chérons, 6 of them outside town · 21 beds at the 1 that give a number

Apartment

Other

  • Camping de Montcocu Campsite (outside town) +33 2 54 25 34 28
  • Campsite (outside town)
Éguzon-Chantôme Village279.78.24—

4 places to sleep in Éguzon-Chantôme, 2 of them outside town · 22 beds at the 1 that give a number

Guest house

Hotel

  • Hôtel de France

Apartment

Other

Crozant Village287.86.14Yes

4 places to sleep in Crozant, 2 of them outside town · 6 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

  • Gîte communal 6 beds

Hotel

Apartment

Other

  • La Font Bonne Campsite
La Chapelle-Baloue Village293.98.1—Yes
Saint-Germain-Beaupré Village302.04.61—

1 place to sleep in Saint-Germain-Beaupré

Guest house

Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat Village306.65.8—Yes
La Souterraine Town312.46.57Yes

7 places to sleep in La Souterraine, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

Guest house

Hotel

Saint-Priest-la-Feuille Village318.97.61—

1 place to sleep in Saint-Priest-la-Feuille

Guest house

Chamborand Village326.47.4——
Bénévent-l'Abbaye Village333.84.91Yes

1 place to sleep in Bénévent-l'Abbaye

Hotel

  • Le Donjon
Marsac Village338.83.22—

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

Guest house

  • Chez Bernie

Other

Arrènes Village341.94.4——
Saint-Goussaud Village346.312.0—Yes
Les Billanges Village358.44.7—Yes
Saint-Laurent-les-Églises Village363.11.61Yes

1 place to sleep in Saint-Laurent-les-Églises, 1 of them outside town

Other

Le Dognon Hamlet364.74.11—

1 place to sleep in Le Dognon

Hotel

Le Châtenet-en-Dognon Village368.89.8—Yes
Champmain Hamlet378.60.31—

1 place to sleep in Champmain

Hotel

Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat Village378.910.34Yes

4 places to sleep in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

Hostel

  • Refuge Saint-Léonard des Pèlerins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle +33 5 55 56 25 06

Guest house

Aureil Village389.36.41—

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

Other

  • aire de camping Campsite (outside town)
Feytiat Village395.76.52—

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

Hotel

  • The originals (outside town)
  • Kyriad (outside town)
Limoges City402.212.115Yes

15 places to sleep in Limoges, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Accueil Pèlerin des Sœurs de Saint-Francois d'Assise
  • Orléans Lion d'Or

Guest house

Hotel

Apartment

  • Appart'City
Moulin Seguy Hamlet414.30.22—

2 places to sleep in Moulin Seguy, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Gîte Paroissial des Pèlerins de Saint-Jacques

Guest house

  • La Métairie (outside town)
Aixe-sur-Vienne Village414.49.01—

1 place to sleep in Aixe-sur-Vienne

Other

Saint-Martin-le-Vieux Village423.42.91Yes

1 place to sleep in Saint-Martin-le-Vieux, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

  • La Ferme de Bord (outside town)
Lavignac Village426.36.41—

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

Hostel

  • Refuge Pèlerin (outside town)
Les Cars Village432.79.42—

2 places to sleep in Les Cars, 1 of them outside town

Hotel

  • gites les ribières

Other

  • Camping Municipal Campsite (outside town)
Châlus Village442.12.64Yes

4 places to sleep in Châlus, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Trecastle (outside town)

Hotel

  • Au fil du temps
  • L'Escale Gourmande
  • Hôtel du Centre
Le Lac Hamlet444.75.31—

1 place to sleep in Le Lac

Hostel

  • Famille Jonker
Firbeix Village450.09.33—

3 places to sleep in Firbeix, 3 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Gîte La Lande (outside town)

Hotel

  • Motel (outside town)

Other

  • Masseur Kinesitherapeute Alpine hut (outside town)
La Coquille Village459.317.84Yes

4 places to sleep in La Coquille, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Refuge des amis de Saint Jacques

Guest house

  • Maison Ellesmere B&B (outside town)
  • Maison Morain

Hotel

  • Les Voyageurs
Quartier de la Gare Hamlet477.20.41—

1 place to sleep in Quartier de la Gare

Hotel

  • Hôtel de France et de Russie
Thiviers Town477.60.03—

3 places to sleep in Thiviers

Hostel

  • L'abeille

Guest house

  • Les Conches

Other

Notre-Dame Hamlet477.63.6—Yes
Eyzerac Village481.29.62—

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

Guest house

  • Nouzet gîtes et lits (outside town)

Hotel

Négrondes Village490.85.4—Yes
Sorges Village496.222.14—

4 places to sleep in Sorges, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Refuge Associatif des Amis de Saint-Jacques

Hotel

  • Hôtel de la Truffe
  • Auberge de la Truffe

Other

Périgueux Town518.44.711Yes

11 places to sleep in Périgueux

Hostel

  • Refuge Associatif des Amis de Saint-Jacques

Guest house

  • Maison D'hôtes La Glacière

Hotel

  • Le Saint-Jacques
  • Le Castel Peyssard
  • Hôtel des Barris
  • Hôtel Ibis
  • Mercure Périgueux Centre
  • Ibis Budget 0 892 68 32 37
  • Hôtel Bristol
  • Régina
  • Hotel de la Gare
Pont de la Beauronne Hamlet523.10.63—

3 places to sleep in Pont de la Beauronne, 2 of them outside town

Hotel

Les Reynats Hamlet523.60.52—

2 places to sleep in Les Reynats

Chancelade Village524.10.9—Yes
La Croix Herbouze Hamlet525.08.3—Yes
Annesse-et-Beaulieu Village533.32.1——
Annesse Village535.45.31—

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

Hotel

  • Le Château de Lalande (outside town)
Saint-Astier Town540.721.43Yes

3 places to sleep in Saint-Astier, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

Other

Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle Village562.12.41—

1 place to sleep in Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle, 1 of them outside town

Other

Saint-Front-de-Pradoux Village564.53.0——
Mussidan Town567.48.61—

1 place to sleep in Mussidan

Hostel

  • Refuge pèlerin
Saint-Géry Village576.07.4——
Fraisse Village583.46.51Yes

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

Hostel

  • Gîte Villaud (outside town)
Monfaucon Village589.910.91Yes

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

Other

  • Camping de L'Étang de Bazange Campsite (outside town)
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Village600.90.21—

1 place to sleep in Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt

Hostel

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Town601.15.24—

4 places to sleep in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

Hotel

Other

  • Camping de la Bastide Campsite
Appelles Village606.46.8——
Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong Village613.10.91—

1 place to sleep in Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong

Guest house

  • Les Fiucauds
Caplong Village614.08.9——
Pellegrue Village623.07.3——
Saint-Ferme Village630.36.81Yes

1 place to sleep in Saint-Ferme

Hostel

  • Refuge pèlerin
Coutures Village637.03.6——
Roquebrune Village640.64.6——
Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Noaille Village645.25.2——
La Réole Town650.43.75Yes

5 places to sleep in La Réole

Hostel

Guest house

Hotel

  • Le particulier

Other

Floudès Village654.22.7——
Bassanne Village656.84.1—Yes
Pondaurat Village661.03.91—

1 place to sleep in Pondaurat

Hostel

  • Refuge pèlerins
Savignac Village664.86.9——
Auros Village671.75.01—

1 place to sleep in Auros

Guest house

  • Rouge Bordeaux
Brouqueyran Village676.811.4——
Bazas Village688.117.33Yes

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

Guest house

  • Château st vincent (outside town)

Hotel

Captieux Village705.520.81—

1 place to sleep in Captieux

Hostel

  • Refuge Pèlerin
Bourriot Village726.213.9—Yes
Roquefort Village740.26.21—

1 place to sleep in Roquefort

Hotel

  • Hotel
Corbleu Hamlet746.42.8—Yes
Bostens Village749.23.7—Yes
Gaillères Village753.06.61—

1 place to sleep in Gaillères

Hotel

Bougue Village759.69.7——
Mont-de-Marsan Town769.27.613Yes

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 Village776.813.1——
Saint-Sever Village790.06.88Yes

8 places to sleep in Saint-Sever, 2 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Hostel

Guest house

Hotel

Apartment

Other

Audignon Village796.85.1——
Horsarrieu Village801.93.5——
Hagetmau Village805.55.67—

7 places to sleep in Hagetmau, 5 of them outside town

Guest house

Hotel

Apartment

Labastide-Chalosse Village811.04.3——
Argelos Village815.31.91Yes

1 place to sleep in Argelos

Hostel

Beyries Village817.23.91—

1 place to sleep in Beyries

Hostel

  • Refuge pèlerins
Sault-de-Navailles Village821.15.3—Yes
Sallespisse Village826.47.0—Yes
Orthez Town833.46.23Yes

3 places to sleep in Orthez

Guest house

  • Le Grand Houx

Hotel

  • Hotel
  • Hotel
Lanneplaà Village839.55.0—Yes
L'Hôpital-d'Orion Village844.57.8—Yes
Andrein Village852.33.9——
Sauveterre-de-Béarn Village856.22.43—

3 places to sleep in Sauveterre-de-Béarn

Hostel

  • Hostel

Guest house

Other

Guinarthe-Parenties Village858.60.8——
Osserain Village859.510.41—

1 place to sleep in Osserain

Guest house

Aïcirits Village869.91.5——
Saint-Palais Village871.4—5Yes

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 ›

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

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