Eaux-Bonnes (French: [o bɔn], "good waters"; Occitan: Aigas Bonas) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
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Coordinates: 42°58′26″N 0°23′27″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
Canton | Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 |
Intercommunality | Vallée d'Ossau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Braud |
Area 1 | 38.52 km2 (14.87 sq mi) |
Population | 193 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Eaux-Bonnais, Eaux-Bonnaises |
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. |
Eaux-Bonnes is close to the small town of Laruns. It is situated at a height of 2,460 feet (750 m) at the entrance of a fine gorge, overlooking the confluence of two rivers. The village's waters were first documented in the middle of the 14th century. The Eaux-Chaudes spa is 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Eaux-Bonnes, and there is fine mountain scenery in the neighbourhood of both places, the Pic de Ger near Eaux-Bonnes.[2]
The climate which characterizes the town is of "mountain climate", according to the typology of climates of France which then has eight major types of climates in metropolitan France.[3]
Gourette is a winter sports resort located in the commune on the high mountain pass Col d'Aubisque.
The historian Auguste Lorieux (1796–1842) died in Eaux-Bonnes.
Nearby to the north-west is the impressive villa Cockade, the construction of which is detailed in Dornford Yates's novel The House That Berry Built.
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Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[4] and INSEE[5][6] |
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