Pont de Gelos

Pont de Gelos is a bridge in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pont de Gelos is situated nearby to the public building Hôtel du département, as well as near the bridge Pont SNCF sur l’Ousse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de Pau and Pau station.

Château de Pau

Castle

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The Château de Pau is a castle in the centre of the city of Pau, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Béarn. It dominates that quarter of the city. Henry IV of France and Navarre was born here on December 13, 1553, and it was once used by Napoleon as a holiday home during his period of power. Château de Pau is situated 320 metres north of Pont de Gelos.

Pau station

Railway station

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The gare de Pau is a railway station in Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Toulouse-Bayonne and Pau-Canfranc railway lines. Pau station is situated 400 metres east of Pont de Gelos.

Parlement of Pau

Public building

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The Parlement of Pau was created in 1620 out of the merger of the Conseil Souverain of Béarn and the Chancery of Navarre, with its subordinated offices, by Louis XIII, following the incorporation of Béarn and Lower Navarre into the crown lands of France. Parlement of Pau is situated 250 metres north of Pont de Gelos.