Borce

Borce is a locality in Borce, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Borce is situated nearby to the village Etsaut, as well as near Cette-Eygun.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Michel de Borce and Église Saint-Grat d’Etsaut.

Église Saint-Michel de Borce

Church

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Église Saint-Michel de Borce is a church.

Église Saint-Grat d’Etsaut

Church

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Église Saint-Grat d’Etsaut is a church.

The Fort du Portalet is a fort in the Aspe Valley in Bearn, French Pyrenees, built from 1842 to 1870. The fort, built by order of Louis Philippe I, guards the border of the Pyrenees and protects access to the Col du Somport. Fort du Portalet is situated 2½ km south of Borce.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Etsaut and Cette-Eygun.

Etsaut

Village

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Etsaut is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Its station on the Pau–Canfranc railway was closed after an accident in 1970.

Cette-Eygun

Village

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Cette-Eygun is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. The famous restaurateur Jean Bergez emigrated from Cette-Eygun to San Francisco, California around 1877. Cette-Eygun is situated 3½ km northwest of Borce.

Urdos

Village

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Urdos is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. Its station on the Pau–Canfranc railway was closed after an accident in 1970. Urdos is situated 4½ km south of Borce.

Borce

Type: Locality
Postal code: 64490
Location: Borce, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

42.90908° or 42° 54′ 33″ north

Longitude

-0.57278° or 0° 34′ 22″ west

Elevation

648 metres (2,126 feet)

Open location code

8CJXWC5G+JV

GeoNames ID

3031604

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Borce” goes by many names.

Aragonese: “Borza”
Catalan: “Bòrça”
Chinese: “博尔斯”
Kazakh: “Борс”
Occitan (post 1500): “Bòrça”
Russian: “Борс”
Serbian: “Борс”
Ukrainian: “Борс”

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