Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Gurs

Gurs internment camp

Gurs internment camp 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.
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  • Type: Sign
  • Description: internment camp and prisoner of war camp in southwestern France (1939–1946)
  • Also known as: “Camp de Gurs” and “Camp Gurs”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Préchacq-Navarrenx and Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Préchacq-Josbaig.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Gurs internment camp.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Gurs internment camp.

Church
Photo: Peter17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Gurs internment camp.

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 .

Gurs internment camp

Latitude
43.27165° or 43° 16′ 18″ north
Longitude
-0.7394° or 0° 44′ 22″ west
Open location code
8CMX77C6+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7953855276
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Wiki­data ID
Q708638
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Gurs internment camp” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Campu de Gurs”
  • Basque: “Gurseko kontzentrazio-esparrua”
  • Catalan: “camp de Gurs”
  • Catalan: “Camp de Gurs”
  • Catalan: “Camp de refugiats de Gurs”
  • Chinese: “居尔斯拘留营”
  • Chinese: “居尔集中营”
  • Chinese: “居爾斯拘留营”
  • Dutch: “Camp de Gurs”
  • Esperanto: “Koncentrejo de Gurso”
  • French: “camp de Gurs”
  • French: “Camp de Gurs”
  • German: “Camp de Gurs”
  • German: “Gefangenenlager Gurs”
  • German: “Internierungslager Gurs”
  • German: “Konzentrationslager Gurs”
  • German: “KZ Gurs”
  • German: “Lager Gurs”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה המעצר גורס”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה המעצר גירס”
  • Italian: “campo di internamento di Gurs”
  • Italian: “Campo di internamento di Gurs”
  • Japanese: “ギュルス収容所”
  • Japanese: “グール強制収容所”
  • Korean: “귀르스 수용소”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Camp de Gurs”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه توقیفی گورس”
  • Polish: “Obóz w Gurs”
  • Portuguese: “Campo de concentração de Gurs”
  • Russian: “Camp de Gurs”
  • Russian: “Гюрс”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentracion de Gurs”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentración de Gurs”
  • Spanish: “Campo de Gurs”
  • Swedish: “Gurs”
  • Uzbek: “Gurs konslageri”

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Highlights include Musée du Camp de Gurs and As de pique.

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