Place du 18 Juin 1940
Place du 18 Juin 1940 is a park in Gurs, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Place du 18 Juin 1940 is situated nearby to the cemetery Cimetière des Déportés, as well as near the museum Musée du Camp de Gurs.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gurs internment camp and Église Saint-Martin de Gurs.
Gurs internment camp
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Gurs internment camp was an internment camp and prisoner of war camp constructed in 1939 in Gurs, a site in southwestern France, not far from Pau. The camp was originally set up by the French government after the fall of Catalonia at the end of the Spanish Civil War to control those who fled Spain out of fear of retaliation from Francisco Franco's regime. Gurs internment camp is situated 1 km southeast of Place du 18 Juin 1940.
Église Saint-Martin de Gurs
Church
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Église Saint-Martin de Gurs is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Place du 18 Juin 1940.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Dognen
Church
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Dognen is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Place du 18 Juin 1940.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dognen and Gurs.
Dognen
Village
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Dognen is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Gurs
Village
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Gurs in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Préchacq-Navarrenx
Village
Photo: Peter17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Préchacq-Navarrenx is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Place du 18 Juin 1940
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Gurs, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.27946° or 43° 16′ 46″ northLongitude
-0.74517° or 0° 44′ 43″ westOpen location code
8CMX77H3+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1012466677OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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