Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost
Lourdes

Funiculaire du pic du Jer

The funiculaire du pic du Jer, or Pic du Jer funicular, is a funicular railway in the département of . It links the pilgrimage town of with the summit of the nearby .
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  • Opening hours:
    March 22nd—June 30th: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
    July—August: 9:30 AM—7:00 PM
    September 1st—November 5th: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Aerial lift
  • Description: funicular railway near the town of Lourdes in the French département of Hautes-Pyrénées
  • Also known as: “funiculaire du pic du Jer”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and Château fort de Lourdes.

Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Catholic Marian shrine and pilgrimage site dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in the town of , , . is situated 2 km northwest of Funiculaire du pic du Jer.

Castle
Photo: K.Weise, Public domain.
The is a historic castle located in in the département of France. It is strategically placed at the entrance to the seven valleys of the Lavedan. is situated 1½ km north of Funiculaire du pic du Jer.

Cave
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cave, which is situated 2 km northwest of Funiculaire du pic du Jer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aspin-en-Lavedan and Viger.

Village
Photo: Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in southwestern .

Village
Photo: Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in south-western . Historically and culturally, the commune is in the province of Lavedan, the south-western part of Bigorre and made up of a set of seven valleys upstream of the town of Lourdes.

Village
Photo: Gaël Le Mab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in south-western .

Funiculaire du pic du Jer

Latitude
43.08363° or 43° 5′ 1″ north
Longitude
-0.04414° or 0° 2′ 39″ west
Open location code
8CMX3XM4+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9556416186
Open­Street­Map feature
aerialway=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q99588
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Funiculaire du pic du Jer” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maison de la Connaissance du Risque Sismique and Pic du Jer.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Funiculaire du pic du Jer”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.