Laruns

Laruns

French commune
nomcommune=Laruns
The Lacs d'Arrémoulit are located on the territory of the commune of Laruns
région=Aquitaine
département=Pyrénées-Atlantiques
arrondissement=Oloron-Sainte-Marie
canton=Laruns (chef-lieu)
insee=64320
cp=64440
maire=André Berdou
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm="none"
longitude=-0.416
latitude=42.983
alt moy=536 m
alt mini=458 m
alt maxi=2,973 m
hectares=24,896
km²=248.96
sans=1,425
date-sans=1999
dens=5.72
date-dens=1999

Laruns is a village and commune in the Pyrenees mountains of south-western France. The village is situated at the confluence of two mountain streams, the Gave d'Ossau and its tributary, the Valentin.cite book | first = Kev | last = Reynolds | title = The Pyrenees: The High Pyrenees from the Cirque De Lescun to the Carlit Massif | publisher = Cicerone Press | date = 2004 | isbn = 1852844205 | pages = 132 ]

Formerly part of the province of Béarn, Laruns is now within the "département" of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, itself in France's Aquitaine "région". It forms part of the "arrondissement" of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, and is the "chef-lieu" of the "canton" of Laruns.

Geography

Laruns is geographically the third-largest "commune" in metropolitan France, after Arles and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. It includes a large area of upland, around and between the Gave d'Ossau and its tributaries, stretching as far as the border with Spain at the Col du Pourtalet, convert|30|km|abbr=on to the south of the village of Laruns.

The principal artery of communications through the "commune" is the D934 road, which runs south from the town of Pau, convert|40|km|abbr=on to the north, to the Col du Pourtalet. The D918 road branches off the D934 in Laruns village, and follows the Valentin before crossing the Col d'Aubisque to Argelès-Gazost in the next major valley to the east. There are no direct roads westward from Laruns.

Because of its large geographic size, the "commune" of Laruns contains several recognisably distinct communities in addition to the home village. These include: [ [http://laruns.haut.ossau.free.fr/villagea.html The villages of the city of Laruns] ]
* Pon, an area of Laruns
* Espalungue, an area of Laruns
* Gêtre, an area of Laruns
* Gabas, a hamlet below the Pic du Midi d'Ossau, and where the valley road is crossed by the GR10 long distance footpath that runs the length of the Pyrenees
* Geteu, a former commune merged into Laruns in 1828
* Goust
* Eaux-Chaudes, a spa situated at the southern entrance to the Gorge du Hourat
* Artouste-Fabrèges, a ski resort situated in the valley of the Gave du Brousset, and the beginning of the summer scenic route to the Lac d'Artouste via the Petit train d'Artouste
* Miegebat

Neighboring "communes" and municipalities:
* North: Gère-Bélesten and Aste-Béon
* East: Arrens-Marsous (Hautes-Pyrénées), Louvie-Soubiron, Béost and Eaux-Bonnes
* West: Aydius, Bedous, Cette-Eygun, Etsaut and Urdos
* South: Sallent de Gállego (Huesca, Spain).

ee also

* Ossau Valley
* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

External links

* [http://laruns.haut.ossau.free.fr/index1.html Laruns website]


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