Eaux-Bonnes (, "good waters"; oc, Aigas Bonas) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlanti ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in south-western France.

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Eaux-Bonnes is close to the small town of

Laruns Laruns (; oc, Laruntz) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is situated at the confluence of two mountain streams, the Gave d'Ossau and its tributary, the Valentin. Formerly part of the province ...

. It is situated at a height of 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 Eaux-Chaudes is a spa in the valley of the Gave d'Ossau in the French Pyrenees. Location The village is located beside the river, at the southern entrance to the Gorge du Hourat. It is separated from the spa town of Eaux-Bonnes by the Massif du ...

spa is south-west of Eaux-Bonnes, and there is fine mountain scenery in the neighbourhood of both places, the

Pic de Ger The Pic de Ger is a French Pyrenean summit, culminating at , located in the Ossau Valley in the Béarn province. Toponymy The name ''ger'' means "mountain meadows" in Gascon. Topography It lies between the Col d'Aubisque and the Pic du ...

near Eaux-Bonnes. 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.

Gourette Gourette () is a winter sports resort in the French Pyrenees. It is located in the commune of Eaux-Bonnes in the ''département'' of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, on the D 918 road which passes through the Col d'Aubisque mountain pass. The closest a ...

is a winter sports resort located in the commune on the high mountain pass

Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque ( oc, Còth d'Aubisca) (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees south of Tarbes and Pau in the department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Aquitaine region of France.Chany, Pierre (1988), La Fabuleuse Histoire du T ...

History

The historian

Auguste Lorieux Auguste Julien Marie Lorieux, (14 December 1796 – 27 July 1842) was a 19th-century French writer and jurisdiction consultant. Biography Auguste was the son of Bonaventure Ambroise Lorieux, lord of Mainguisserie, representative of Saint-Nazai ...

(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 Cecil William Mercer (7 August 1885 – 5 March 1960), known by his pen name Dornford Yates, was an English writer and novelist whose novels and short stories, some humorous (the ''Berry'' books), some Thriller (genre), thrillers (the ''Chandos ...

's novel ''

The House That Berry Built ''The House That Berry Built'' is a 1945 humorous semi-autobiographical novel by the English author Dornford Yates (Cecil William Mercer), featuring his recurring 'Berry' characters. It is a lightly fictionalised recounting of the construction ...

''.

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Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Spa towns in France Pyrénées-Atlantiques communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Béarn {{PyrénéesAtlantiques-geo-stub

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