Eaux-Bonnes facts for kids
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 Eaux-Bonnes
Location in France
Eaux-Bonnes
Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie | |
| Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 | |
| Intercommunality | Vallée d'Ossau | |
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38.52 km2 (14.87 sq mi) | |
| Population
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190 | |
| • Density | 4.93/km2 (12.8/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Eaux-Bonnais, Eaux-Bonnaises | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
64204 /64440
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| Elevation | 520–2,619 m (1,706–8,593 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft) |
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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.
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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.
The climate which characterizes the town is of "mountain climate", according to the typology of climates of France which then has eight major types of climates in metropolitan France.
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 to the north-west on the Surcou road, is the impressive villa Cockade, the construction of which is detailed in Dornford Yates's novel The House That Berry Built.
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See also
In Spanish: Eaux-Bonnes para niños
