Camp de concentration de Gurs

Camp de concentration de Gurs is a prison in , , . Camp de concentration de Gurs is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 250 metres south of Camp de concentration de Gurs.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Camp de concentration de Gurs.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Camp de concentration de Gurs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Préchacq-Navarrenx and Dognen.

Village
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is a commune in the department in south-western .

Village
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is a commune in the department in south-western .

Village
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in the department in south-western .

Camp de concentration de Gurs

Latitude
43.27376° or 43° 16′ 26″ north
Longitude
-0.74031° or 0° 44′ 25″ west
Elevation
183 metres (600 feet)
Open location code
8CMX77F5+GV
Geo­Names ID
12494761
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