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The Hotel de France, headquarters of the metropolitan area. The town of Pau is part of five intercommunal structures: [27] The Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées; The Union of the Ousse basin water development; The Trade Union of Energy of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques; The Intercommunal Association of the recreation centres of ...
The name of the town in Catalan is Ceret. [4]Former known names of Céret are, in order of appearance, vicus Sirisidum in 814, vico Cereto in 866, villa Cerseto in 915, vigo Ceresido in 930, also Cered and Ceriteto in the 10th century, Ceret, Cericeto in the 11th and 12th centuries, Cirset around 1070, Cersed (one of the most common forms) in 1130 and Cerset in 1138, and from the 13th to 15th ...
The entire area is a favorite destination of hikers and mountain enthusiasts. The area has been known perhaps since Antiquity for its hot springs, and several towns were built around these, most notably Cauterets, Luz-Saint-Sauveur and Bagnères-de-Bigorre. A notable lake in the area is Lac Bleu d'Ilhéou, southwest of Cauterets.
Cauterets is located 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Lourdes and borders the Pyrenees National Park.Surrounded by the high mountains of the Pyrenees, the commune of Cauterets spreads in the narrow valley of the Gave de Cauterets [], a mountain stream extending from the Gave de Jéret [] and the Gave du Marcadau [] and their tributaries, the Gave de Lutour [] and the Gave de Gaube [].
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (French pronunciation: [pi.ʁe.nez‿at.lɑ̃.tik] ⓘ; Gascon Occitan: Pirenèus Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio Atlantikoak) is a department located in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan France.
The Death Valley-area town was also known for its lively nightlife, and socializing at sporting events and dances was common. ... Opened in 1928 in the Pyrenees Mountains, Canfranc Station was ...
The current municipal area of Lourdes was inhabited in prehistoric times. In Roman times, from the first century BC, it was an oppidum hill on the site of the present-day fortress, as shown by the numerous archaeological finds after the demolition of the parish of Saint Pierre in the early twentieth century: remains of walls, fragments of a citadel, a pagan temple dedicated to the gods of ...
These picturesque small towns are all over the state, ranging from the mountains to the coast. One’s even in the Triangle. 6 of the ‘most picturesque small towns’ in the US are here in NC ...