Gurs

Gurs
Gurs
	Gurs
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Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Navarrenx
Intercommunality	Canton of Navarrenx
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Louis Costemale
Area1	10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	423
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	64253 / 64190
Elevation	119–254 m (390–833 ft); (avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
	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.

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Gurs is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

Gurs was the site of the Camp Gurs concentration camp. Nothing remains of the camp; after World War II, a forest was planted on the site where it stood.

Geography

Gurs is located near Pau.

Neighboring communes:

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Gurs
Gurs
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Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Canton	Navarrenx
Intercommunality	Canton of Navarrenx
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Louis Costemale
Area¹	10.96 km² (4.23 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	423
• Density	39/km² (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	64253 / 64190
Elevation	119–254 m (390–833 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
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.