Sauveterre-de-Bearn
Medieval village above the Gave d'Oloron river in south-western France, Sauveterre-de-Béarn faces the Pyrenees and preserves a substantial cluster of medieval remains: the church of Saint-André, the Monréal tower, the Pont de la Légende, and remnants of old fortifications. The village sits on a rocky escarpment at the crossroads of Soule and Basse-Navarre, and lies along the Via Lemovicensis, one of the main pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela.
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- Population1,547
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 25 km15 mi
Nearest airports
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Sauveterre-de-Bearn: quick answers
Where is Sauveterre-de-Bearn?
Sauveterre-de-Bearn is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, about 44 km28 miles in a straight line from Bayonne.
How do you get to Sauveterre-de-Bearn?
The nearest airport is Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) (PUF), about 1 hr 3 min away by road. The nearest train station is Puyoô, about 19 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sauveterre-de-Bearn?
The warmest month is August, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 6°C44°F. The wettest month is November, with about 131 mm5.2 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sauveterre-de-Bearn?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 3 restaurants, 1 café and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.