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Town Overnight near ?Toulose? ?Bourdeaux?

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My husband and I will be in France in May for 11 days, and part of it (probably ~3 days) will be spent visiting his sister in Sauviac 33430, a tiny town in the SW, about 2 hours NW of Toulouse, an hour SE of Bordeaux, 3 h NW of Carcassonne (which everyone has agreed we'd all like to visit). But we really do want to see Sauviac for many reasons - the area history and my SIL's home leading the list.

I have a ton of medical issues which makes staying with my sister in law impractical in case I need medical care quickly.

Our needs are for comfort and readily accessible food in the morning and around dinner, fresh is good.

Our likes are pretty accommodating - I love history, but from many eras. This is his first trip to France, so he'll be pretty wide-eyed and happy to see whatever.

I'd like to not have to drive two hours each way to see her if possible. So, does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

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Hi Julie,
Welcome to the forum. When you say, “need medical care quickly” I’m assuming you’re saying the need for a hospital. I believe your closest options for hospital care from Sauviac would be Toulouse, Pau or Lourdes. Lourdes is closer by about 20 minutes. These three cities are also going to be large enough to afford you readily accessible food early and late. I’m afraid closer towns to Sauviac are going to be more villages with sketchy restaurant times and a drive to medical facilities.

Toulouse is the big pink city, the ultimate “la vie en rose”, but a little seedy in places. Pau is set against a backdrop of the Pyrenees known for an expat community. Lourdes…well it’s Lourdes. I’ve never been but if any place is geared for tourists it’s got to here. And nobody would blame you a dip in the waters should you want to cover your bases. Some people swear by it.

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There is a hospital in the town of Mont de Marsan, about halfway between Pau and Sauviac.
It is small, about 30,000 people, but it is the capital of the Landes department.

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