Camp de Gurs - Octobre 1940

Camp de Gurs - Octobre 1940 is a memorial in , , . Camp de Gurs - Octobre 1940 is situated nearby to the historic site , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gurs internment camp and Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Préchacq-Josbaig.

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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 1¼ km northwest of Camp de Gurs - Octobre 1940.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Camp de Gurs - Octobre 1940.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Camp de Gurs - Octobre 1940.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Préchacq-Josbaig and Préchacq-Navarrenx.

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
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Geüs-d'Oloron is a commune in the department in south-western .

Camp de Gurs - Octobre 1940

Latitude
43.26252° or 43° 15′ 45″ north
Longitude
-0.72912° or 0° 43′ 45″ west
Open location code
8CMX777C+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7953859286
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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