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The Ossau Valley ( ; / ) is a valley of the
The Ossau Valley ( ; / ) is a valley of the French
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** French people, a nation and ethnic group
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* The French (band), ...
Pyrénées
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto.
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, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon language, Gascon Occitan language, Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; ) is a Departments of France, department located in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan ...
''département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
''.
Administration
18communes
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belong to the Valley: Arudy
Arudy (; Gascon language, Gascon: Arudi) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''N ...
, Aste-Béon, Béost, Bescat
Bescat () is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
See also
* Ossau Valley
* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 Communes of France, communes of the Pyré ...
, Bielle
Bielle (; ) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
See also
* Ossau Valley
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 Communes of France, communes of the Pyrà ...
, Bilhères, Buzy, Castet, Eaux-Bonnes
Eaux-Bonnes (, "good waters"; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Departments of France, department in south-western France.
Description
Eaux-Bonnes is close to the small town of Laruns. It is situated at a height ...
, Gère-Bélesten, Izeste, Laruns
Laruns (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
It is situated at the confluence of two mountain streams, the Gave d'Ossau and its tributary, the Valentin.
Formerly part of the province of Béar ...
, Louvie-Juzon
Louvie-Juzon (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
See also
* Ossau Valley
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 Communes of Fran ...
, Louvie-Soubiron, Lys, Rébénacq
Rébénacq (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
See also
* Ossau Valley
* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 Communes of France, communes of t ...
, Sainte-Colome
Sainte-Colome (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
See also
* Ossau Valley
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 Communes of France, communes ...
and Sévignacq-Meyracq
Sévignacq-Meyracq (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
See also
* Ossau Valley
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 Communes of France, commune ...
.
See also
*Gave d'Ossau
The Gave d'Ossau () is the torrential river flowing through the Ossau Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High- Béarn ( Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France.
It is formed in Gabas from the confluence of two gaves comin ...
(river)
* Pic du Midi d'Ossau
The Pic du Midi d'Ossau (; ; 2,884 m) is a mountain rising above the Ossau Valley in the French Pyrenees. Despite possessing neither a glacier nor, in the context of the range, a particularly high summit, its distinctive shape makes it a symbo ...
* Col d'Aubisque
The Col d'Aubisque () (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du Tour de France, La Ma ...
* Gourette
Gourette (; Béarnese: ''Goreta'') is a winter sports resort in the French Pyrenees. It is located in the commune of Eaux-Bonnes in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine on the D 918 road which passes th ...
* Ossau-Iraty
Ossau-Iraty () is a Basque cheese made from sheep's milk.
Origin
Ossau-Iraty or Esquirrou is produced in south-western France, in the Northern Basque Country and in Béarn. Its name reflects its geographical location, the Ossau Valley in Béarn ...
(cheese)
* Petit train d'Artouste
The Petit train d'Artouste is a narrow gauge tourist railway situated in the France, French Pyrenees close to the Spain, Spanish border, some south of the town of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau, and within the ''commune'' of Laruns. The line ru ...
References
External links
Landforms of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Valleys of France Nouvelle-Aquitaine region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{PyrénéesAtlantiques-geo-stub