Église d’Orbessan

Église d’Orbessan is a church in Orbessan, Arrondissement of Mirande, Occitanie. Église d’Orbessan is situated nearby to the cemetery Cimetière d’Orbessan, as well as near the town hall Mairie d’Orbessan.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church located in Gers, in France
Also known as: “Église Saint-Jacques”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sansan paleontological site and Église Saint-Michel de Sansan.

Sansan paleontological site

The Sansan paleontological site is a Miocene fossil deposit in Sansan, in the French department of Gers. Searched by Edouard Lartet until 1847, it was considered useful for Science and is registered by the Inventaire national du Patrimoine Géologique as an international-level site. Sansan paleontological site is situated 2 km southeast of Église d’Orbessan.

Église Saint-Michel de Sansan

Church

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Église Saint-Michel de Sansan is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Église d’Orbessan.

Église Saint-Germier de Boucagnères

Church

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Église Saint-Germier de Boucagnères is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Église d’Orbessan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sansan and Boucagnères.

Sansan

Village

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Sansan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. The vicinity of Sansan is known for its Miocene fossil deposits where geologist Edouard Lartet unearthed the jaw of the primate Pliopithecus antiquus in 1837.

Boucagnères

Village

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Boucagnères is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is situated near the river Gers, between Auch, the capital city of Gers, and Seissan, on the road D 929 in southern direction to Lannemezan.