Getting here

L'Érable is only 15km or 20 minutes drive from both exit 54 and exit 55 of the North/South A20 autoroute, and is 8km south of Martel, 15km north of Rocamadour, 22km east of Souillac, 42km south of Brive-la-Gaillarde, 50km east of Sarlat.

It is also within easy reach of Cahors and the Lot valley and the neighbouring departments of Corrèze, Cantal and Dordogne. The capital of the Midi-Pyrenées region, Toulouse, is two-hours drive away.

By car from local airports:
Brive-Vallée de la Dordogne airport : 25 minutes ( CitiJet, Jet2.com) Flights from London and Manchester
Limoges Bellegarde: 90 minutes ( Ryanair, Flybe)
Toulouse Blagnac: 2 hours ( British Airways, Flybe, bmibaby, Easyjet)
Bergerac Roumanière: 2 hours ( Ryanair)
Rodez Marcillac: 2 hours ( Ryanair)

By car, guide times using autoroutes:
St Malo: 7 hours 30 minutes
Caen/Le Havre/Cherbourg: 7 to 8 hours
Calais: 7 hours 30 minutes
Paris: 5 hours
Toulouse: just over 2 hours
Bordeaux: 2 hours 30 minutes

To find us...

L'Érable is at Les Places, 46600 Montvalent. GPS : Lat : 44°53'1" N Long : 1°39'1" E

Coming from the north : Take exit 54 on the A20 and follow the D840 (formerly the N140) towards Martel. At Martel stay on the D840 and follow the signs for Gramat. Cross the river Dordogne at Gluges, then take the first road on the left (Carennac and Floirac), then after 300m take the first on the right onto the D11 (Miers). Continue for about 3km in total - the road winds under a railway bridge and then climbs up gradually. You pass through the tiny hamlet of Veyssou with its wood-fired boulangerie and after another 800m L'Érable is on the right hand side, surrounded by a laurel hedge and with a gateway on the corner facing the road.

Coming from the south : Take exit 56 on the A20. Go straight over the first roundabout, direction Gramat, Figeac, Labastide Murat. Take the 3rd exit on the 2nd roundabout toward Gramat (D807). At Gramat follow the signs for Brive and the D840. After 14km turn right onto the road to Miers (just before Agri-Service with their buildings and farm machinery on the right. After 3.5km you reach a T-junction with a railway crossing on your right. Turn left towards Gluges and go downhill for 2 km. The road starts to go uphill under a railway bridge and at the top you will see farm buildings on your left and right. L'Erable is the collection of buildings on the left, 200m further on, surrounded by a laurel hedge and with a gateway at the far end of the hedge.