Gurs

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Gurs

(2020–2026) Christian Puharré^[1]Area

10.96 km² (4.23 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

417 • Density38/km² (99/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64253 /64190

Elevation119–254 m (390–833 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gurs (French pronunciation: [ɡyʁs]) in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[3]

History

Gurs was the site of the Gurs internment camp. Nothing remains of the camp; after World War II, a forest was planted on the site where it stood.

Geography

Gurs is located near Pau.

Neighboring communes:

Jasses - northwest
Sus - northwest
Dognen - east
Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu - west
L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise - southwest
Préchacq-Josbaig - south

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file