Gurs

Gurs is a locality in , , . Gurs is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gurs internment camp and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Dognen.

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was an internment camp and prisoner of war camp constructed in 1939 in , a site in southwestern France, not far from . The camp was originally set up by the French government after the fall of at the end of the Spanish Civil War to control those who fled Spain out of fear of retaliation from Francisco Franco's regime.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gurs and Navarrenx.

Village
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in the department in south-western .

Village
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is a town and commune in the French department of and the region of . The demonym is Navarre. Since 2014, the town has been in the association Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. is situated 4 km north of Gurs.

Village
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is a commune in the department and region of southwestern . The town is located on the borders of , and . The population was 377 as of 2019.

Gurs

Latitude
43.2872° or 43° 17′ 14″ north
Longitude
-0.7536° or 0° 45′ 13″ west
Population
425
Elevation
176 metres (577 feet)
Open location code
8CMX76PW+VH
Geo­Names ID
6440406
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In Other Languages

“Gurs” goes by many names.
  • French: “Gurs”

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