Take your time in the summer
Comminges in the summer is a popular destination, with its forests, lakes, water activities, and swimming pools. In the shade of the trees and by the water, the heat is more bearable!
The sunflower fields and the Pyrenees will make your travels—whether on foot, by car, or by bike—a truly enchanting experience.
Summer is here!
It’s going to be another hot summer this year!
We look for cool spots; “outdoor” walks or bike rides are best enjoyed early in the morning.
A picnic break? Great idea—but in the shade of the trees and by the water! In the afternoon, we go for a swim and, more than ever, take the time to relax—it’s vacation time!
No matter what time of day it is, be sure to bring your water bottle, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a hat to avoid heat exhaustion!
The Lakes
The lakes offer a bit of cool relief and shade under the trees. Some of them are suitable for swimming.
Swimming permitted:
- Lake of Montréjeau
- Gimone lake
Swimming prohibited:
- Lake Sede (featuring a summer open-air café where you can cool off and grab a bite to eat, not to mention its musical entertainment: Mimi Lac de Sede in Saint-Gaudens)
- Lake Boulogne-sur-Gesse (its recreation center and the swimming pool right next to it)
- Lake Fabas / St-André
- Latoue Lake
- Lake L’Isle-en-Dodon (the pool right next to it)
Outdoor Activities
- Cycling, Mountain Biking, Hiking: on Rando Comminges
- Montréjeau Golf Course
- Canoeing
- Canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, pedal boats, and water games at the recreation centers and water parks… at Lake Montréjeau and Lake Gimone.
- Swimming Pools
Events
Concerts, village festivals, fireworks, night markets, garage sales, outdoor movie screenings, workshops at cultural venues…
- The 100% Comminges Festival in the villages of the Destination
- The Hillside Film Festival
- Local Festivals
- The Folkolor Festival
- The 31 Summer Notes
- Concerts…
Where to eat local produce
At all open-air markets and local merchants, you’ll find your hard-working producers giving you the best of their work.
- Chocolaterie Dardenne
- Chocolate from Aztek
- La Ferme Auberge de Péguilhan
- Open-air markets Monday morning in Montréjeau / Wednesday morning in Boulogne-sur-Gesse / Thursday morning in Saint-Gaudens / Saturday morning in L’Isle-en-Dodon and Aurignac as well as in Saint-Gaudens.
- La Halle gourmande open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 8am to 2pm and Fridays and Saturdays from 8am to 7pm.
- Tourist Office stores
Cultural Activities
In the summer, the heat draws you to museums, movie theaters, and other cultural venues in the area.
- Saint-Gaudens: Museum of Arts and Sculpture of the Central Pyrenees, Comminges Circuit Museum, La Chapelle Saint-Jacques Contemporary Art Center,LieuZaide, and Le Régent Movie Theater.
- Aurignac: Aurignacian Museum, Le Donjon cinema
- Montmaurin: archeological museum and roman villa
- Boulogne-sur-Gesse: Ciné Lumière cinema
- Montréjeau: Les Variétés cinema
- Ausson: Dardenne Chocolate Museum
- L’Isle-en-Dodon: The Wheelwright and Sewing Machine Museum, the movie theater
- Saint-Frajou: Painting museum (open from mid-April to mid-October)
- Labastide-Paumès: Farming museum
