Discover Juilles: Trails, Heritage and Nature

Juilles brings together several distinct reasons to visit: historic buildings, sacred art, trails and natural areas. When planning your trip, it is worth taking a closer look at the different route connections and landscapes.

Trails connected with Juilles

The GR®653 runs north of Juilles. It is the southern route to Santiago de Compostela and passes through the Gers department, among other places. This is distinct from the La Gimone et ses Villages cultural and natural heritage circuit, which passes through Juilles and by the village church. As a cycling route, La Gimone et ses Villages covers 42.8 kilometres, is rated difficult and is also suitable for electric bikes. This gives you different details to help plan your trip: the location of the Way of St James north of the village, and the cycling route’s length, difficulty rating and suitability for e-bikes.

La Grange and its building history

The Cistercian grange La Grange has been protected as a historic monument by a decree dated 26 February 2015. This protection covers the entire grange, including the land of cadastral parcel AE 52. Its main construction phase dates from the 15th and 16th centuries; the grange was probably a dependency of Gimont or Planselve abbeys. Its remarkable feature is the exceptional use of rammed earth as a building material. The period of construction, its probable connection with the abbeys and its unusual material give the site several distinct aspects of cultural and historical interest.

Churches and historic art

The village church of Juilles has a bell gable dating from 1781. At the entrance is a holy water stoup made from an old Gallo-Roman capital of Saint-Béat marble. The capital dates from the 4th or 5th century AD. The church also houses a sculpted group of the Virgin and Child, listed as a historic monument. Carved from limewood, it dates from the second half of the 13th century. The village church thus brings together a bell gable from the 18th century and a much older work of art. Marrox church also has a bell gable, dating from 1784. Originally, this church stood on the nearby hill.

Wet meadows and dry slopes

Juilles is part of the ZNIEFF Type 2 Cours de la Gimone et de la Marcaoue. The Les prairies humides d’Aurimont et Montiron area includes very old natural and semi-natural flood meadows along the Gimone, which support distinctive biodiversity. La terrasse et bois de Juilles is a different type of landscape: this ZNIEFF consists of dry, cultivated slopes with scattered woodland and trees, and includes orchids characteristic of the region. The contrast between the wet meadows along the river and the dry slopes is a concrete distinction between Juilles’ natural areas.

Visiting and practical information

In Juilles, individual, unguided visits are available continuously from 1 January to 31 December 2026; admission is free. Before your trip, please check again whether this visiting option is still available during the stated period. Free parking is available in the village. Please also check the parking information again before your trip.

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For the wider travel overview: Gers.