Hiking - Les Hourcières
Starting from Verlac, a typical mountain village, discover the hamlet and chapel of Aurelle. It's only accessible on foot!
One of 4 shaded loops through Aubrac and its boraldes, offering viewpoints and ancient heritage.
Aurelle Chapel, built in the 14th century, then renovated by a team of volunteers and listed as a historical monument in the 1980s, is home to a colony of "Greater Horseshoe Bats", a protected species of bat.
Today, it is the largest breeding colony for this species in Occitania.
Under a municipal order, Aurelle Chapel will be closed to the public from May 1 to September 30, 2026
to allow for the protection of a bat colony (Greater Horseshoe Bat) during its breeding period, in accordance with Article L411-1 of the
Environmental Code, which prohibits the destruction or disturbance of protected species.
This site is a major ecological interest site at the regional level for this strictly protected species.
Real-time video surveillance allows monitoring the colony's evolution.
A virtual tour of the chapel's interior is available to explore this remarkable historical monument. Furthermore, you can also observe the interior through the small hatch integrated into the door.
One of 4 shaded loops through Aubrac and its boraldes, offering viewpoints and ancient heritage.
Aurelle Chapel, built in the 14th century, then renovated by a team of volunteers and listed as a historical monument in the 1980s, is home to a colony of "Greater Horseshoe Bats", a protected species of bat.
Today, it is the largest breeding colony for this species in Occitania.
Under a municipal order, Aurelle Chapel will be closed to the public from May 1 to September 30, 2026
to allow for the protection of a bat colony (Greater Horseshoe Bat) during its breeding period, in accordance with Article L411-1 of the
Environmental Code, which prohibits the destruction or disturbance of protected species.
This site is a major ecological interest site at the regional level for this strictly protected species.
Real-time video surveillance allows monitoring the colony's evolution.
A virtual tour of the chapel's interior is available to explore this remarkable historical monument. Furthermore, you can also observe the interior through the small hatch integrated into the door.