page_title: Barèges
section_title: Sites and Monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Barèges / Sites and Monuments
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Baréges - Les granges de Piets
context_page_description: Barèges is a French commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region of south-western France. It is situated in the valley of the Bastan on the former Route nationale 618 on the western side of the Col du Tourmalet.
  Its spa has been known since the beginning of the 17th century and is the highest in the Pyrenees. It is famous also for the ski resort of Barèges, part of the Domaine du Tourmalet, as well as its landscapes.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barégeois or Barégeoises.
context_section_description: The village and localities in the valley
  From upstream to downstream on the Bastan:
  Super Barèges
  Tournaboup
  Piets Dérat
  Souriche
  Transarious
  Le Lienz
  L'Hospitalet
  Artigala
  La Ribère
  The Baths of Barzun and Cabadur
  Sites to see
  The Thermal Baths of Barèges and Barèges-Barzun in the lower village
  The old Funicular du Pic de l'Ayré, currently out of service but visitable at its 3 stations including the departure station in the village next to the thermal baths
  The Piets Barns upstream of the village at Piets Dérat, built in the direction of the slope and fortified with a stone bow that protects from avalanches and snow
  The Jardin botanique du Tourmalet (Tourmalet botanical garden)
  The Domaine du Tourmalet which includes the ski resorts of several communes, including those of Tournaboup and Super Barèges in Barèges
  The Col du Tourmalet between Barèges and Bagneres-de-Bigorre, reached by a steep, winding road which is closed in winter. In summer it is regularly visited by cyclists and the Tour de France
caption: The Piets Barns
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