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Barcus Destination Guide

Delve into Barcus in France

Barcus in the region of Aquitaine with its 843 residents is a city in France - some 419 mi or ( 674 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Barcus

Current time in Barcus is now 04:50 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Viodos-Abense-de-Bas, Tardets-Sorholus, Tarbes, Pau, and Ossas-Suhare. While being here, make sure to check out Viodos-Abense-de-Bas . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Barcus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Les truites du Gave d'Oloron

5:50 min by kjppiccin
Views: 19906 Rating: 4.78

Pêche à la mouche des truites du Gave d'Oloron ..

Tardets...Oloron Ste Marie D918 et D919 FRANCE

18:09 min by Aquesté Béroyjojo
Views: 179 Rating: 0.00

Sur les départementales 918 et 919 dans la campagne avec ses champs et pâturages ..


Chambres et table d'hôtes 64 Hiver .wmv

3:35 min by Chambres d'hôtes La Posada Mariposa
Views: 122 Rating: 5.00

Chambres et table d'Hôtes La Posada Mariposa Lanne en Barétous. ..

L'Océan à Biarritz.wmv

1:58 min by narigui11400
Views: 22 Rating: 0.00

Biarritz, la plage et l'océan qui bouge sans arrêt ..... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gurs internment camp

Camp Gurs was an internment and refugee camp constructed in 1939 in Gurs, a town in southwestern France near Pau. The camp was originally set up by the French government after the fall of Catalonia at the end of the Spanish Civil War to control those who fled Spain out of fear of retaliation from Francisco Franco's regime.

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Located at 43.26 -0.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Contemporary French history, Internment camps of the Spanish Civil War, Nazi concentration camps in France, Vichy France, World War II internment camps in France

Vert (river)

The Vert, is a left tributary of the Gave d'Oloron, that drains the Barétous in the High-Béarn, in the Southwest of France. It flows into the gave in Moumour, downstream from Oloron-Sainte-Marie. Vert means 'green' in French, but the river name, Bert in 1467, is related to the Gascon word barta that means 'floodplain'.

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Located at 43.22 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Basin of the Gave d'Oloron, Geography of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Rivers of Aquitaine, Rivers of France

Soule

Soule is a former viscounty and French province and part of the present day Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. It is divided into two cantons of the arrondissement (district) of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, and a part of the canton of Saint Palais (arrondissement of Bayonne). Its provincial capital is Mauléon, which fused with Licharre in 1841 to form "Mauléon-Licharre", but today is often known as "Mauléon-Soule". Historically, Soule is the smallest province of the Basque Country (785 km.).

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Located at 43.23 -0.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Basque, Former provinces of France, Soule

Lemoa

Lemona or Lemoa is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Located at 43.21 -0.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Municipalities in Biscay, Populated places in Biscay

Oloron Cathedral

Oloron Cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie), now St. Mary's Church, is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the town of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Construction was started in the 12th century by Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn. It was the seat of the Bishopric of Oloron, suppressed by the Concordat of 1801. It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1939.

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Located at 43.19 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Churches in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Former cathedrals in France, World Heritage Sites in France

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