Tour de France > Stage at Brioude
Brioude > Aurillac
7th Stage of the Tour de France - Brioude > Aurillac > 159 km
And they're off again for another 158 km of medium mountain area between Brioude and Aurillac.
Short but very sporty, on steep and winding roads, this stage could reserve some surprises. For the show, the cherry on the cake has to be the ever spectacular Puy Mary climb followed by the downhill run towards Aurillac.
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The Tour route – off the beaten track
Brioude
At the gates of the Haute-Loire, Brioude enjoys a southern atmosphere where life is good. Between mountains and valleys, let yourself be guided on the road to St Jacques de Compostelle. An attractive and active town, Brioude has a rich and varied architectural heritage. The town developed around the Saint Julien Basilica, which dates from the 11th Century and is the largest Romanesque church in the Auvergne.
Quality of life, protected nature, water and nature-oriented leisure activities along the river Allier make the Brioude area a privileged place of hospitality.
Close at hand, discover the chateau of Chavaniac, made famous by Général La Fayette, hero of the American War of Independence who lived at Brioude.
Aurillac
Joining tradition and modernism, Aurillac is situated at the lucky crossroads of routes which allow the discovery of highly varied places: la Châtaigneraie (Chestnut Grove), the Lot valley, the Carladès region, the banks of the Dordogne, classified towns such as Salers and Conques. Leaning against the Cantal Mountains and crossed by the capricious River Jordanne, with its southern accent, it looks towards the Greater South West and to the Languedoc and Quercy.
Historical city, full of heritage and authenticity, Aurillac is also known for its famous International Street Theatre Festival which attracts a cosmopolitan and passionate crowd at the end of August each year.