Orbessan
Orbessan is a locality in Orbessan, Arrondissement of Mirande, Occitanie and has about 220 residents. Orbessan is situated nearby to the village Sansan, as well as near the locality En Tèous.Places of Interest
Highlights include Église d’Orbessan and Sansan paleontological site.
Sansan paleontological site
The Sansan paleontological site is a Miocene fossil deposit in Sansan, in the French department of Gers. Searched by Edouard Lartet until 1847, it was considered useful for Science and is registered by the Inventaire national du Patrimoine Géologique as an international-level site.Église Saint-Michel de Sansan
Church
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Église Saint-Michel de Sansan is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sansan and Boucagnères.
Sansan
Village
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Sansan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. The vicinity of Sansan is known for its Miocene fossil deposits where geologist Edouard Lartet unearthed the jaw of the primate Pliopithecus antiquus in 1837.
Boucagnères
Village
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Boucagnères is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is situated near the river Gers, between Auch, the capital city of Gers, and Seissan, on the road D 929 in southern direction to Lannemezan.
Traversères
Village
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Traversères is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Traversères is situated 3½ km east of Orbessan.
Orbessan
- Type: Locality with 220 residents
- Postal code: 32260
- Location: Orbessan, Arrondissement of Mirande, Gers, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.5441° or 43° 32′ 39″ northLongitude
0.60915° or 0° 36′ 33″ eastPopulation
220Elevation
181 metres (594 feet)Open location code
8FM2GJV5+JMGeoNames ID
2989443
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