Gurs
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Gurs | |
Coordinates: 43°17′18″N 0°45′09″W / 43.2883°N 0.7525°WCoordinates: 43°17′18″N 0°45′09″W / 43.2883°N 0.7525°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
Canton | Le Cœur de Béarn |
Intercommunality | Béarn des Gaves |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Costemale |
Area 1 | 10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 421 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64253 /64190 |
Elevation | 119–254 m (390–833 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gurs [ɡyʁs][2] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
History[]
Gurs was the site of the Gurs internment camp. Nothing remains of the camp; after World War II, a forest was planted on the site where it stood.
Geography[]
Gurs is located near Pau.
Neighboring communes:
- Jasses - northwest
- Sus - northwest
- Dognen - east
- Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu - west
- L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise - southwest
- Préchacq-Josbaig - south
See also[]
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
- Gurs internment camp
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ (PDF). 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072056/http://www.languegasconne.com/fileadmin/medias/docs/Dossier_signaletique_IBG_25092008.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Missing or empty
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