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Vallée D'Aure
The vallée d'Aure is located in the French Pyrenees, in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the region of Midi-Pyrénées. Geography The vallée d'Aure is part of the pays d'Aure, of which the historical capital is Arreau. It corresponds to the upper flow of the Neste (river), Neste or ''Neste d'Aure''. It spans about 40 km from Sarrancolin to the Spanish border, accessible by the Aragnouet-Bielsa tunnel. *:fr:Liste des lacs des Pyrénées#Vall.C3.A9e d.27Aure, Vallée d'Aure lakes Main communes * Arreau * Gouaux * Sarrancolin * Bourisp * Ancizan * Guchen * Guchan * Grézian * Cadéac * Cadeilhan-Trachère * Lançon, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lançon * Camparan * Grailhen * Bazus-Aure * Barrancoueu * Vignec * Sailhan * Estensan * Azet * Beyrède-Jumet * Ilhet * Vielle-Aure * Saint-Lary-Soulan * Tramezaïgues * Aragnouet and the hamlets of Eget, Fabian (France), Fabian, Le Plan * Aspin-Aure * Pailhac * Jézeau Mineralogy The vallée d'Are has the particularity of dispo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrénées
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. It reaches a maximum altitude of at the peak of Aneto. For the most part, the main crest forms a divide between Spain and France, with the microstate of Andorra sandwiched in between. Historically, the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Navarre extended on both sides of the mountain range. Etymology In Greek mythology, Pyrene (mythology), Pyrene is a princess who eponym, gave her name to the Pyrenees. The Greek historiography, Greek historian Herodotus says Pyrene is the name of a town in Celts, Celtic Europe. According to Silius Italicus, she was the virgin daughter of Bebryx, a king in Narbonensis, Mediterranean Gaul by whom the hero Hercules was given hospitality during his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
