Hautes-Pyrenees Midi-Pyrenees

PROPERTY FOR SALE HAUTES-PYRENEES | Villas to Buy Midi-Pyrenees France. Search for homes for sale in the Hautes-Pyrenees and contact our owners directly on the Buy in France property directory. Hautes-Pyrenees is a beautiful and mountainous department in the Midi-Pyrenees region, southwestern France. Hautes-Pyrenees is made up of several distinct geographical areas. The Vignemale, the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, the Neouvielle and Arbizon are the mountain ranges that make up over two-thirds of the department, bordering with Spain. The department boasts numerous popular ski resorts such as Bareges-La Mongie, Luz-Ardiden, Cauterets, Gavarnie, and Hautacam. In the summer months , the department is a haven for cycling enthusiasts and is often the setting for part of the legendary annual Tour de France cycling event. Tarbes, the departmental capital, is a great market town which will provide much enjoyment for culinary enthusiasts, and is surrounded by many other attractions within close proximity.The well known area of Gascony is to the North. Other attractive towns nearby include Vic-en-Bigorre, Bagneres-de-Bigorre, Argeles-Gazost, Rabastens-de-Bigorre, Lannemezan and Maubourguet.