Porte Corisande

Porte Corisande is a building in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Porte Corisande is situated nearby to the castle Château de Pau, as well as near Pau Castle National Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de Pau and Hôtel de Peyré (Pau).

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.

Hôtel de Peyré (Pau)

Historic building

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Hôtel de Peyré (Pau) is a historic building, which is situated 130 metres southeast of Porte Corisande.

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 180 metres southeast of Porte Corisande.