TELEPHONE CODE FOR FRANCE : 33
(leave off first zero of number when dialing from
outside France)
ACCESS :
motorway : A62 - E72 exit Agen : 6 km
by rail : TGV : Agen station
by air : airport Agen-la-Garenne (7 km),
airport Toulouse-Blagnac (115 km)
ROAD MAPS AND TOURIST GUIDES :
Michelin map no.79
I.G.N. map no.110
Michelin green guide Pyrénées-Aquitaine
PARKING :
under cover parking
CAR HIRE :
Avis : Agen Tel. : 05 53 47 76 47
Europcar : Agen Tel. : 05 53 47 37 40
Hertz : Agen Tel. : 05 53 96 13 77
HOTELS :
Hostellerie des Jacobins Tel. : 05 53 47 03 31
- Fax : 05 53 47 02 80
Hotel Le Provence Tel. : 05 53 47 39 11
Hotel Royal Tel. : 05 53 47 28 84 - Fax : 05 53
47 79 04
BED AND BREAKFAST and GITES RURAUX :
Booking office Tel. : 05 53 47 80 87 - Fax : 05 53 66
88 29
RESTAURANTS :
La Fleur de Sel Tel. : 05 53 66 63 70
La Boheme Tel. : 05 53 68 31 00
L'Etable Tel. : 05 53 47 68 79
La Braise Tel : 05 53 47 34 65 (near the port at Folayronnes)
BANKS :
at Agen closed each Saturday afternoon, Sunday
and Monday
POST OFFICE :
at Agen closed Saturday afternoon and
Sunday
SHOPS :
at Agen closed Sunday afternoon
MARKETS :
each Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday morning
TAXIS :
"Taxi Rémy Rémili" Tel. : 06 09 39 63 37
Taxi Station : 05 53 66 39 14
Taxis Agen (minibus 9 persons) : 05 53 68 61 50
TOURIST OFFICE :
Tel : 05 53 47 36 09 - Fax : 05 53 47 29 98
LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :
WC, shower, Telephone box (100m)
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ACCESS
By motorway :
From the West : A62-E72 exit 6 (Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Aiguillon,
N?rac) 53 km
From the East : A62- E72 exit 7 (Agen, Auch) 45 km
Michelin map n? 79, www.viamichelin.com
I.G.N. map n? 110, www.ign.fr
Green Guide Michelin Pyrénées-Aquitaine
By rail :
TGV Agen station (51 km), www.tgv.com ou www.voyages-sncf.com
By air
Agen-la-Garenne airport (47 km), www.aeroport-agen.com
Toulouse-Blagnac airport (105 km), www.toulouse.aeroport.fr
Bordeaux-Mérignac airport (162 km), www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr
PARKING
See manual
CAR HIRE
Avis at Auch Tel : 05 52 05 71 31, www.avis.fr,
HOTELS
Hotel ** La Ferme de Flaran Tel. 05 62 28 58 22 – Fax
05 62 28 56 89 E-mail : hotel-flaran@wanadoo.fr
Bagatelle Maignaut Tauzia – 32310 Valence-sur-Ba?se
BED AND BREAKFAST AND G?TES RURAUX :
Gite de Loustal Tel/Fax 05 62 28 97 66, E-mail : contact@gers-loustal.com
Gite d'étape (for pilgrims) Tel : 05 62 28 59
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RESTAURANTS
Lucy Georges 10, place de l'hotel de ville 32310 Valence-sur-Baise
Tel : 05 62 28 93 90
Philippe Hollard 3, place de l'hotel de ville 32310 Valence-sur-Baise
Tel 05 62 28 97 47
La Guinguette (Port) Route Neuve 32310 Valence-sur-Baise
Tel : 05 62 28 98 45
BANKS
open from Monday to Saturday morning – Cash dispenser
Credit Agricole Mutuel Pyrénées Gascogne
14, Grande Rue 32310 Valence-sur-Baise
Tel : 05 62 60 48 70 Fax 05 62 60 48 79
POST OFFICE
open from Monday to Saturday morning
SHOPS
closed Sunday afternoons
MARKETS
Wednesday
TAXIS
Taxi Benoit Tel : 05 62 28 56 02 Fax 05 62 28 97 80 14,
avenue Alexandre Baurens 32310 Valence-sur-Ba?se
TOURIST OFFICE
Tel : 05 62 28 59 19 Fax : 05 62 28 97 76
E-mail : si.valencesurbaise@club-internet.fr
LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES
water, electricity, shower, washing-machine and tumble-dryer.
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SPECIAL :
If your cruise is during the spring, please call your
reservation office before your departure because there may be flooding.
Gastronomical specialities :
Foie gras, magret de canard, confit de canard, d'oie
et de porc, poule farcie, salmis de palombes, tourins à l'ail, soupe
aux feves, tourtieres au pastis ou aux pommes, les prunaux, ...
Local wines :
red wines from the Cotes de Buzet, Duras and of the Marmandais
; armagnac, ... |
Fishing :
(fishing licence obligatory : on sale near to the base
at Baland Bernard) trout, pike, pikeperch, perch, eels, crayfish...
To see :
the Museum, le coteau de l'ermitage, cathedral Saint
Caprais, ...
Local Conditions :
In the spring and at the end of october there may be
flooding on the Ba?se and the Lot rivers, but never on the canal. The river
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