Balade patrimoine Coarraze : un bourg historique et industriel

Cross the square until you find yourself in front of the church of Saint Vincent (you can enter the church, which is open every day). On the edge of the D937 access road, you will find the 1st explanatory panel dedicated to the creation of the village and the church. Turn right towards the Cazenave butcher's shop.

Continue straight ahead along the Avenue de la Gare as far as the Z.A Pous, where you will find a 2nd panel describing the textile industry that developed in this area. Go down to the bridge over the canal, then walk along it. Cross the leisure area to the stone steps of the Passage Amal.

Go up the steps and you'll end up on the rue de Pyrénées, on the edge of the château. Continue straight ahead on the rue Jeanne d'Albret, where two signs will give you some information about Henri IV's childhood in Coarraze and the estate's infrastructure.

Continue straight ahead and at the intersection, turn right onto rue Raymond Arnaud. At the next junction, continue along rue Raymond Arnaud, taking the left-hand lane that runs alongside the canal to the Place Henri IV, lined with plane trees and where you'll find one of the old wash-houses, decorated with geraniums.

Here, two new panels will show you how the drainage work began in this former marshland district, and how textile and cabinet-making workshops developed.

Turn left into rue Saint Vincent, heading towards the village (turn right and you'll come to the edge of the village and the Sargaillouse woods). In this street you can admire the beautiful facades typical of the village-rues, often adorned with carved cartouches testifying to the wealth of the families.

Continue straight on towards Bénéjacq, taking the 4th street on the left, rue Louis Barthou, which runs alongside the former Valérien Larrousse weaving workshops. Continue along rue G. Clémenceau until you reach the back of the church. Turn left into rue Jean Jaurès to return to the town hall car park.