Eaux-Bonnes
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Eaux-Bonnes |
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| Town Hall | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| Canton | Laruns |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau |
| Mayor | Louis Carrère-Gée (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 520–2,619 m (1,710–8,593 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft) |
| Land area1 | 38.52 km2 (14.87 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 426 (2006) |
| - Density | 11 /km2 (28 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64204/ 64440 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 42°58′26″N 0°23′27″W / 42.9739°N 0.3908°W
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Eaux-Bonnes (French for good waters; Occitan: Aigas Bonas) 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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