Getting here
You can see where Pépoulie is on the map below. You can also get an itinerary from your home in Europe with this map.
By road: arriving from Toulouse on the N126, follow signs Puylaurens Centre, not Puylaurens, when you reach the roundabout that marks the start of the new bypass. When you enter the village, turn left at the traffic lights, then almost immediately turn right following the sign to Vielmur; go past the Ecole de Danse on your left, and count 19 plane trees again on your left, when you'll come to a small unmarked road to the left. Take this and go down the hill, swing left and you will see Pépoulie, the first house you come to on the right. It is set back about 75 metres from the road.
By air convenient airports are Toulouse and Carcassonne (one hour's drive away), Béziers and Perpignan (two hours' drive), and Montpellier and Girona/Barcelona (three hours' drive).
All of these are served by the budget airlines like Ryanair, Easyjet, Brussels Airlines, Sterling, OLT, Flybe, bmibaby and Germanwings.
To see how to get from one of these airports, use the interactive map below, clicking on Vers ce lieu.
Nyhet: från mitten av april 2010 lanserar Ryanair en ny sommardestination med två avgångar i veckan från Skavsta till Béziers, två timmars bilresa från Pépoulie.
New from 2010: we will pick you up for free from Vielmur-sur-Agout rail station if you travel by train - high speed rail travel produces up to 90% less CO2 emissions than other modes of transport. Book your train journey to Toulouse-Matabiau central station, and you can get a local train to Vielmur-sur-Agout, 11 km from Pépoulie. There are trains every hour or so, the journey takes about an hour, and costs around EUR 12 per person per single journey.
Alternatively, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac airport, then take the Flybus shuttle to Toulouse coach station (gare routière), which is right next to Toulouse-Matabiau train central station. Buses depart every 20 minutes and the journey takes about 20 minutes depending on traffic.
Let us know when you book the gîte if you want to take advantage of this free service.
Cyclists: recreate stage 13 of the 2010 Tour de France!
In 2010 the Tour de France raced past Pépoulie on 17 July. Why not follow the Stage 13 route by riding from Rodez to Puylaurens? The scenic 130km ride features flat and hilly sections, including one
Category 3 climb at roughly halfway - see full details here.
After a final Category 4 climb up the Côte de Puylaurens from Vielmur-sur-Agout, a delightful winding stretch of tree-lined road leads you through fields of sunflowers to the turn-off for Pepoulie.
The professionals completed the Rodez-Puylaurens section in just over 3 hours, before continuing on a further 60km loop to end the stage in Revel. With a Ryanair flight from London arriving in Rodez at midday you could afford to take a more relaxed pace.
Airport pick-ups for luggage and non-cyclists can be arranged - email us for details.
Go to the Pépoulie blog to learn more what it's like living and staying here.
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© Roger Budd 2007-2010
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Enregistré au RCS de Castres sous le numéro 2010 A 52
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Tour de France 2010, a hundred metres from Pépoulie
View from the back of the gîte