STARTING OUT FORMALITIES :

departure days from 2 pm on.

BOARDING :

from 3 pm to 6 pm (according to preparing the boats)

CLIMATE :

see the chart page 61 of the Captains handbook.

ACCESS :

By motorway :

• A61 - E80 exit 20 Villefranche-de-Lauragais,  At the 3rd Roundabout take direction Villenouvelle. At Villenouvelle 100m after the lights, take the road on the left in the direction "piste cyclable du canal du Midi" 

  Michelin map n° 82, http://www.viamichelin.com/ I.G.N. map n° 114, http://www.ign.fr/ Green Guide Michelin Pyrénées Roussillon

By rail :

• Villefranche-Lauraguais regional station (8 km)
• TGV Toulouse-Matabiau station (41 km), http://www.sncf.fr/

By air :

• Toulouse-Blagnac airport (47 km), http://www.toulouse.aeroport.fr/
• Carcassonne-Salvaza  airport(64 km)

PARKING :

see the link on the left of this page: Locaboat services / Parking.

CAR HIRE :

• Avis :  Toulouse (40 km) Tel : 05 61 62 50 40, http://www.avis.com/
• Europcar :  Toulouse (40 km) Tel : 05 61 73 30 50, http://www.europcar.com/
• Hertz :   Toulouse (40 km) Tel : 0825 861 861, http://www.hertz.com/

HOTELS :

• Hôtel du Lauragais Tel : 05 61 27 00 76 - Fax : 05 61 81 17 23
• Hôtel de France (8 km) Tel : 05 61 81 62 17 - Fax : 05 61 81 66 04
• Auberge la Pradelle Tel : 05 61 81 60 72 - Fax : 05 61 81 92 39

BED AND BREAKFAST AND GUEST HOUSE :

Booking office Tel : 05 61 99 44 00 - Fax : 05 61 99 44 19

RESTAURANTS :

• le Vieux Four Tel : 05 62 71 01 39
• le Vieux Pressoir (5 km) Tel : 05 61 81 97 96
• la Marotte (5 km) Tel : 05 61 27 19 46

BANKS :

at Villefranche (8 km) closed Saturday afternoon, Sunday and Monday.

POST OFFICE :

• at Villefranche (8 km) closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
• at Montesquieu closed on Saturday From 11am.

SHOPS :

at Villefranche (8 km) closed Sunday afternoon

MARKETS :

at Villefranche (8 km) Friday mornings

TAXIS :

• Taxi RN 113 Tel : 05 61 81 60 92 / 06 08 40 18 66

TOURIST OFFICE :

at Villefranche (8 km) Tel : 05 61 27 20 94

LOCABOAT BASE SERVICES :

WC and shower according to the opening hours of the base, picnic area

Gastronomic specialities :

cassoulet de Castelnaudary, cake du Lauragais, …

Local wines : near Toulouse, wines of Fronton and Gaillac, …

Fishing :

Fishing licence obligatory : on sale at M. Desportes, 36 rue Carnot, Villefranche Lauragais, Tel :  05 61 81 59 27, closed Monday

Carp, eel, roach, zander, bream, bleak, crayfish,…

To see :

village of Montesquieu Lauragais, …