Hotel de ville de Laruns, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
N 42° 59.271 W 000° 25.583
30T E 709818 N 4762680
In the town center.
Dans le centre ville.
Waymark Code: WM11DM1
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 10/03/2019
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It was in the nineteenth century that Laruns experienced a great expansion. Many buildings were built at that time. The town hall is one of the buildings of this era. It is built in a traditional building style of mountain villages.
source Laruns:
Mountain commune located in the heart of the Ossau Valley, in the Haut-Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), Laruns has about 1,200 inhabitants year-round (Larunsoises and Larunsois), but up to double in summer and winter season .
Laruns has an area of 250 km² (25 000 ha), making it the third largest municipality in metropolitan France after Arles and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Bouches-du-Rhone.
From an altitude varying from 500 m to 2 974 m (Pic Palas), the crossroads of the Col d'Aubisque and Col du Pourtalet, bordering Spain just 40 km from Pau, crossed by the Gave d'Ossau and its numerous tributaries, the Municipality of Laruns is organized around a main town and many hamlets and districts: Geteu, Pon, Espalungue, Hot Waters, Goust, Gabas, Miégebat, Artouste ...
C'est au XIX eme siecle que Laruns a connu un gros essort. De nombreux batiments ont ete construit a cette époque. La mairie est un des batiments de cette époque.il est construit dans un style de batiment traditionnel des villages de montagnes.
source Laruns :
Commune de montagne située au cœur de la Vallée d’Ossau, dans le Haut-Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), Laruns compte environ 1 200 habitants à l’année (larunsoises et larunsois), mais jusqu’au double en saison estivale et hivernale.
Laruns a une superficie de 250 km² (25 000 ha), ce qui en fait la 3ème commune la plus étendue de France métropolitaine après Arles et Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, dans les Bouches-du-Rhône.
D’une altitude variant de 500 m à 2 974 m (Pic Palas), carrefour du Col d’Aubisque et du Col du Pourtalet, frontalière de l’Espagne à seulement 40 km de Pau, traversée par le Gave d’Ossau et ses nombreux affluents, la Commune de Laruns s’organise autour d’un bourg principal et de nombreux hameaux et quartiers: Geteu, Pon, Espalungue, Eaux-Chaudes, Goust, Gabas, Miégebat, Artouste…
Name: Laruns
Address:
rue du bourg
Laruns, Nouvelle Aquitaine France
64440
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]
Date of Construction: Not listed
Architect: Not listed
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed
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