Eaux-Bonnes
Eaux-Bonnes | |
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Location of Eaux-Bonnes  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Laruns |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Louis Carrère-Gée |
Area 1 | 38.52 km2 (14.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 426 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64204 /64440 |
| Elevation | 520–2,619 m (1,706–8,593 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Eaux-Bonnes (French for good waters; Template:Lang-oc) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Nearby is the impressive villa Cockade, the construction of which is detailed in Dornford Yates's novel The House That Berry Built.
Gourette is a winter sports resort located in the commune on the high mountain pass Col d'Aubisque.
See also
- Aas, a village in Eaux-Bonnes.
- Ossau Valley
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
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