Eaux-Bonnes
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| Coordinates: 42°58′26″N 0°23′27″W / 42.9739°N 0.3908°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 |
| Intercommunality | Vallée d'Ossau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Stéphane Courtié |
| Area 1 | 38.52 km2 (14.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 190 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64204 /64440 |
| Elevation | 520–2,619 m (1,706–8,593 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Eaux-Bonnes (French: [o bɔn], "good waters"; Occitan: Aigas Bonas) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Description
Eaux-Bonnes is close to the small town of Laruns. It is situated at a height of 2,460 feet (750 m) at the entrance of a fine gorge, overlooking the confluence of two rivers. The village's waters were first documented in the middle of the 14th century. The Eaux-Chaudes spa is 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Eaux-Bonnes, and there is fine mountain scenery in the neighbourhood of both places, the Pic de Ger near Eaux-Bonnes.[2]
Gourette is a winter sports resort located in the commune on the high mountain pass Col d'Aubisque.
History
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The historian Auguste Lorieux (1796–1842) died in Eaux-Bonnes.
Nearby is the impressive villa Cockade, the construction of which is detailed in Dornford Yates's novel The House That Berry Built.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 426 | — |
| 2007 | 425 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | 424 | −0.2% |
| 2009 | 418 | −1.4% |
| 2010 | 415 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 391 | −5.8% |
| 2012 | 366 | −6.4% |
| 2013 | 340 | −7.1% |
| 2014 | 340 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 341 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 291 | −14.7% |
See also
- Aas, a village in Eaux-Bonnes.
- Ossau Valley
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Eaux-Bonnes". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 839–840.
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