natural wonder
Gorges du Tarn
A serpentine 50 km limestone canyon where the road and river twist past cliff-top villages and kayakers.
12 km · about 20 min drive
Occitanie, France · Europe
La Canourgue is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Chirac, 12km from Gorges du Tarn.
La Canourgue is a town located in Occitanie, France. With a population of 2,126, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, La Canourgue sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add La Canourgue to your route.
La Canourgue (French pronunciation: [la kanuʁɡ]; Occitan: La Canorga) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. In 1973 it absorbed three former communes: Auxillac, La Capelle and Montjézieu. It is sometimes referred to in French as "La petite Venise lozérienne", the Little Venice of Lozère.
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a mountain climate, it is drained by the Lot, the Urugne, the Chardonnet stream, the Felgeyre stream and by various other small watercourses. The commune has a remarkable natural heritage: a Natura 2000 network (the "Urugne valley") and four Natural zone of ecological, fauna and floral interest.
La Canourgue is a rural commune having experienced a strong increase in population since 1962. It is the central city of the agglomeration of La Canourgue. Its inhabitants are called the Canourguais or Canourguaises.
The commune of La Canourgue has been labeled "Village étape" since 2006.
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La Canourgue is located in Occitanie, France, Europe. The coordinates are 44.4325 latitude, 3.2144 longitude.
La Canourgue has a population of approximately 2,126 people, making it a town in France.
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