Gurs
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Commune of Gurs |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Navarrenx |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Navarrenx |
| Mayor | Louis Costemale (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 119 m–254 m (avg. 178 m) |
| Land area¹ | 10.96 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
383 |
| - Density | 34.95/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64253/ 64190 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Gurs is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in southwestern France. Gurs was the site of the Camp Gurs concentration camp. Nothing remains of the camp; after the war a forest was planted on the site where it stood.
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
- quid.fr article on the Gurs commune (French)
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