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Meritein Destination Guide

Delve into Meritein in France

Meritein in the region of Aquitaine with its 272 residents is a city in France - some 409 mi or ( 659 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital .

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Current time in Meritein is now 06:05 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Viodos-Abense-de-Bas, Tarbes, Pau, Orthez, and Oloron-Sainte-Marie. While being here, make sure to check out Viodos-Abense-de-Bas . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Meritein ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Triathlon, Cycling & Swimming Accommodation in the French Pyrénées

4:34 min by activevacances
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Gite in SW France, www.active-vacances.com provides accomodation for upto 9 people. Ideally situated to take advantage of the magificent countryside of the Basque & Béarn regions of the Pyrénées, acti ..

C-walk de France

7:01 min by Jochem van Heek
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C-walk tour door Frankrijk Ga er eens lekker voor zitten: Pak wat te drinken en misschien wat te eten en geniet ;) ..


Folk Dancing in Navarrenx

2:02 min by CheminDuPuy
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We chanced upon a folk dance group in the walled city of Navarren in southwestern France. They warmly greeted us and treated us to food and drink. ..

surfcamp tarnos ondres

2:06 min by lorenzzoovid
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Interesting facts about this location

Gurs internment camp

Camp Gurs was an internment and refugee camp constructed in 1939 in Gurs, a town in southwestern France near Pau. The camp was originally set up by the French government after the fall of Catalonia at the end of the Spanish Civil War to control those who fled Spain out of fear of retaliation from Francisco Franco's regime.

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Located at 43.26 -0.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Contemporary French history, Internment camps of the Spanish Civil War, Nazi concentration camps in France, Vichy France, World War II internment camps in France

Soule

Soule is a former viscounty and French province and part of the present day Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. It is divided into two cantons of the arrondissement (district) of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, and a part of the canton of Saint Palais (arrondissement of Bayonne). Its provincial capital is Mauléon, which fused with Licharre in 1841 to form "Mauléon-Licharre", but today is often known as "Mauléon-Soule". Historically, Soule is the smallest province of the Basque Country (785 km.).

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Located at 43.23 -0.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Basque, Former provinces of France, Soule

Église Saint-Girons

L'Église Saint-Girons is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Monein in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine. It was classified as a monument historique of France on 7 August 1913. Its grand size made it the largest Gothic church in Béarn in the 15th century. It is most famous for its heart of oak frame which represents the Medieval architecture style.

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Located at 43.32 -0.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Churches in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Gothic architecture in France, Official historical monuments of France, Roman Catholic Church in France

Vert (river)

The Vert, is a left tributary of the Gave d'Oloron, that drains the Barétous in the High-Béarn, in the Southwest of France. It flows into the gave in Moumour, downstream from Oloron-Sainte-Marie. Vert means 'green' in French, but the river name, Bert in 1467, is related to the Gascon word barta that means 'floodplain'.

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Located at 43.22 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Basin of the Gave d'Oloron, Geography of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Rivers of Aquitaine, Rivers of France

Gare d'Orthez

Orthez is a railway station in Orthez, Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Toulouse - Bayonne railway line. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains), Lunéa (night trains), Intercités (long distance) and TER (local) services operated by the SNCF.

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Located at 43.48 -0.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Aquitaine, TER Aquitaine