Ossau Valley
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The Ossau Valley is a valley of the French
Pyrénées
, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
département.
belong to the Valley: Arudy
, Aste-Béon
, Béost
, Bescat
, Bielle
, Bilhères
, Buzy
, Castet
, Eaux-Bonnes
, Gère-Bélesten
, Izeste
, Laruns
, Louvie-Juzon
, Louvie-Soubiron
, Lys
, Rébénacq
, Sainte-Colome
and Sévignacq-Meyracq
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Pyrénées
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
département.
Administration
18 communesCommunes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
belong to the Valley: Arudy
Arudy
Arudy is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Aste-Béon
Aste-Béon
Aste-Béon is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Béost
Béost
Béost is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Bescat
Bescat
Bescat is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Bielle
Bielle
Bielle is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques departmentBielle is a classic, picturesque farming village located in the floor of a narrow valley with steeply rising mountains as a dramatic backdrop. The buildings...
, Bilhères
Bilhères
Bilhères is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Buzy
Buzy, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Buzy is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Castet
Castet
Castet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-See also:* Lac de Castet* Ossau Valley* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department-References:*...
, Eaux-Bonnes
Eaux-Bonnes
Eaux-Bonnes 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....
, Gère-Bélesten
Gère-Bélesten
Gère-Bélesten is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Izeste
Izeste
Izeste is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Laruns
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....
, Louvie-Juzon
Louvie-Juzon
Louvie-Juzon is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Louvie-Soubiron
Louvie-Soubiron
Louvie-Soubiron is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Lys
Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Lys is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.-Hydrography:The town is bisected by a tributary of the Gave de Pau, the Luz Creek and its tributaries:...
, Rébénacq
Rébénacq
Rébénacq is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Sainte-Colome
Sainte-Colome
Sainte-Colome is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
and Sévignacq-Meyracq
Sévignacq-Meyracq
Sévignacq-Meyracq is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
.
See also
- Gave d'OssauGave d'OssauThe Gave d'Ossau is the torrential river flowing through the Ossau Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High-Béarn , in the Southwest of France....
(river) - Pic du Midi d'OssauPic du Midi d'OssauThe Pic du Midi d'Ossau is a mountain rising above the Ossau Valley in the French Pyrenees. Despite possessing neither a glacier nor, in the context of the range, a particularly high summit, its distinctive shape makes it a symbol of the French side of the Pyrenees...
- Col d'AubisqueCol d'AubisqueThe Col d'Aubisque is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees 30 km south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques , in the Aquitaine region of France....
- GouretteGouretteGourette is a winter sports resort in the French Pyrenees. It is located in the commune of Eaux-Bonnes in the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, on the D918 road which passes through the Col d'Aubisque mountain pass...
- Ossau-IratyOssau-Iraty-Origin:Ossau-Iraty is produced in south-western France, in the Northern Basque Country and in Béarn. Its name reflects its geographical location, the Ossau Valley in Béarn and the Iraty Valley in the Northern Basque Country.-AOC status:...
(cheese) - Petit train d'ArtoustePetit train d'ArtousteThe Petit train d'Artouste is a narrow gauge tourist railway situated in the French Pyrenees close to the Spanish border and some south of the town of Pau...