Gurs 2453019 226024404 2008-07-16T14:16:34Z WikiDreamer Bot 7221255 robot Adding: [[fi:Gurs]] {{French commune|nomcommune=Gurs |région=[[Aquitaine]] |département=[[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] |arrondissement=Oloron-Sainte-Marie |canton=[[Canton of Navarrenx|Navarrenx]] |insee=64253 |cp=64190 |maire=Louis Costemale |mandat=2001-2008 |intercomm=[[Communauté de communes du canton de Navarrenx|Canton de Navarrenx]] |longitude=-0.7525 |latitude=43.2883333333 |alt moy=178 m |alt mini=119 m |alt maxi=254 m |hectares=1,096 |km²=10.96 |sans=383 |date-sans=1999 |dens=34.95 |date-dens=1999 }} '''Gurs''' is a [[commune in France|commune]] of the [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] ''[[département in France|département]]'', in southwestern [[France]]. Gurs was the site of the [[Camp Gurs|Camp Gurs concentration camp]]. Nothing remains of the camp; after the war a forest was planted on the site where it stood. ==Geography== Gurs is located near [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]. Neighboring communes: * [[Jasses]] - northwest * [[Sus, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Sus]] - northwest * [[Dognen]] - east * [[Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu]] - west * [[L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise]] - southwest * [[Préchacq-Josbaig]] - south ==External links== *[http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=2856&req=Gur&style=fiche quid.fr article on the Gurs commune] {{fr icon}} [[Category:Communes of Pyrénées-Atlantiques]] {{PyrénéesAtlantiques-geo-stub}} [[ceb:Gurs]] [[de:Gurs]] [[es:Gurs]] [[fr:Gurs]] [[it:Gurs]] [[nl:Gurs]] [[oc:Gurs]] [[pl:Gurs]] [[pt:Gurs]] [[fi:Gurs]] [[vi:Gurs]] [[vo:Gurs]]