The Ossau Valley ( ; / ) is a valley of the

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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 ...

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Administration

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

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 Pyr� ...

Bilhères Bilhères (; ) 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 Py ...

, Buzy,

Castet Castet (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies on the river Gave d'Ossau, in the Ossau Valley. The Lac de Castet is an artificial lake in Castet, created by a dam in the Gave d'Ossau. See ...

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 Izeste (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. Its inhabitants are called ''Isestois''. Notable people * Théophile de Bordeu (born in Izeste in 1722; died in Bagnères- ...

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 ...

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Landforms of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Valleys of France Nouvelle-Aquitaine region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{PyrénéesAtlantiques-geo-stub