La Bastide-Puylaurent (; ) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. The Trappist monastery Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (Our Lady of the Snows), visited by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1878 and described in his book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, is about one and a half miles east of the village, in the Ardèche department. The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path approximately following Stevenson's journey, runs through the village. Geography The Chassezac forms part of the commune's southwestern border. The town lies in the northern part of the commune, where it is crossed by the Allier, which flows northeast through the northern part of the commune. Population See also Communes of the Lozère department References External links La Bastide-Puylaurent in Lozere (separate texts in French, Dutch and German; photographs) Long hiking trails through La Bastide-Puylaurent: GR70 Stevenson Trail GR7 GR72 GR700 Regordane Way Regordane Info - The independent portal for The Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail (in English and French) GRP Cevenol hiking loop Along the Allier river Margeride hiking loop GRP Montagne Ardechoise hiking loop Little hiking loops around La Bastide-Puylaurent: 3 km 6 km 8 km 12,5 km 14 km 15 km by bicycle Hamlets of the commune La Bastide-Puylaurent Le Thort Puylaurent Communes of Lozère