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Gurs
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Gurs is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Navarrenx, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie. It is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and shares borders with Dognen, L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise, Jasses, and Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu. The area of the commune is 10.96 square kilometers, with an elevation of 254 meters above sea level.
The population of Gurs is recorded as 482, comprising 201 males and 218 females. Another source lists the population as 444. The postal code for the area is 64190, and it is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Cœur de Béarn.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gurs
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 444
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gurs
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gurs mairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall of Gurs
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Gurs (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- French commune.canton
- Le Cœur de Béarn
- French commune.INSEE
- 64253
- French commune.postal code
- 64190
- French commune.mayor
- Christian Puharré
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Béarn des Gaves
- French commune.elevation m
- 178
- French commune.elevation min m
- 119
- French commune.elevation max m
- 254
- French commune.area km2
- 10.96
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gurs
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- Population
- 418
- Area
- 10.96
- Elevation
- 174
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Préchacq-Josbaig
- Official website
- www.intramuros.org/gurs
- Image
- Gurs mairie.JPG
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- Commons category
- Gurs
- postal code
- 64190
- associated electoral district
- canton of Cœur de Béarn
- male population
- 201
- female population
- 218
- P8168
- Castelnuovo Parano
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-59-66-14-80
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
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- References
Gurs () 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gurs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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